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1801 – Massachusetts enacts first state voter registration law.

1854 – Charles Miller patents 1st US sewing machine to stitch buttonholes.

1876 – Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone in the US.

1887 – North Carolina State University is founded by the North Carolina General Assembly.

1911 – US sent 20,000 troops to Mexican border.

1929 – First nonstop flight made from America to Asia across the Bering Strait (Nome to North Cape) by Noel Wien and Calvin Cripe for Wien Air Alaska.

1939 – Guy Lombardo & Royal Canadians 1st record “Auld Lang Syne”

1941 – 3rd largest snowfall in NYC history (18.1″)

1945 – US 9th Armored Division attacks Remagen Germany, crosses Rhine.

1951 – Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for 2nd time to win National Boxing Association world heavyweight title.

1959 – 6th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats North Carolina, 80-56.

1967 – Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa begins 8 year jail sentence for defrauding the union & jury tampering (commuted Dec. 23, 1971)

1975 – US Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate.

1982 – NCAA Tournament Selection televised for 1st time.

1990 – Wayne Huizenga buys 1/2 of Joe Robbie Stadium and 15% of Dolphins for $30m.

1994 – US Navy issues 1st permanent order assigning women on combat ship.

1996 – Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists.

2011 – Charlie Sheen is fired from the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men”

2016 – Peyton Manning announces his retirement from the Denver Broncos and the NFL.

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