1913 – Internal Revenue Service begins to levy and collect income taxes.
1915 – First United States Navy minelayer, the USS Baltimore, is recommissioned. It originally was commissioned as a protected cruiser in 1890.
1917 – Senate introduces the Cloture Rule, requiring a two-thirds majority to end debate, at the urging of Woodrow Wilson.
1927 – Pan American Airlines incorporates.
1936 – The first stock car race was held at Daytona Beach, Florida, a 3.2-mile course on the beach and road, laying the foundation for NASCAR.
1944 – United States resumes bombing of Berlin during World War II.
1948 – United States Supreme Court rules in McCollum v. Board of Education that religious instruction in public school is unconstitutional.
1953 – Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in the last two years in the United States.
1959 – Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx’s final TV appearance together on “The Incredible Jewel Robbery” on CBS’s “General Electric Theater.”
1961 – United States nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record undersea journey of 66 days, 22 hours.
1965 – First United States forces arrive in Vietnam on the beaches of Da Nang.
1971 – Milwaukee Bucks win their team-record 20th straight NBA game.
1983 – President Ronald Reagan’s first known use of the term “Evil Empire” about the USSR in speech in Florida.
1986 – Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn $10 million.
1991 – Planeloads of United States troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf. Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and two American soldiers it captured.
1994 – United States Defense Department announces smoking ban in workplaces.
2012 – Toyota recalls 700,000 vehicles over safety concerns.
2018 – President Donald Trump authorizes tariffs on steel and aluminum, excluding Canada and Mexico.
2021 – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says COVID-19 pandemic has had an “extremely unfair” effect on income and economic opportunities for women.
2022 – Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers agrees to remain with the Green Bay Packers in a reported four-year, $200 million deal that would make him the highest paid player in league history.
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