1812 – US passes first foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake victims)
1837 – Congress increases US Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9.
1903 – North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses.
1917 – Mexico and the USA renew diplomatic relations.
1923 – Time magazine publishes 1st issue featuring Joseph G. Cannon (Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
1931 – “The Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes US national anthem by congressional resolution; lyrics by Francis Scott Key in 1814, set to John Stafford Smith’s 18th century tune “The Anacreontic Song”
1945 – US & Philippine forces recapture Corregidor.
1955 – Elvis Presley makes his first TV appearance on a broadcast of radio show “Louisiana Hayride”
1956 – 3rd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Wake Forest, 76-64.
1960 – 9th largest snowfall in NYC history (14.5″)
1966 – Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die.
1975 – 1st People’s Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Pictures) and Alan Alda, Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)
1983 – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is admitted to hospital for surgery to repair his throwing arm under the alias ‘Tom Brady’
1989 – Robert McFarland gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for pleading guilty to withholding information from Congress in Iran-Contra illegal arms-for-hostages affair.
1991 – Los Angeles police officers severely beat motorist Rodney King, the beating is famously captured on amateur video and later leads to riots when the police officers are acquitted.
1992 – President George H.W. Bush apologizes for raising taxes after pleading not to.
1998 – Bill Gates testifies at the Senate Judiciary Committee about Microsoft’s dominant position in the software industry.
2010 – “Alice in Wonderland”, inspired by Lewis Carroll directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska is released.
2019 – SpaceX’s Dragon capsule successfully docks with the International Space Station during its demonstration run.
2020 – Federal Reserve makes its largest rate cut in a decade, short-term interest rates by 0-5% to protect economy against COVID-19.
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