1862 – US Department of Agriculture created.
1896 – Tornado kills 78 in Texas.
1905 – Las Vegas founded in Nevada.
1916 – Claiming that the USA must act to quell dangerous disorder, the government orders US Marines to land in Santo Domingo, the American occupation will continue until 1924.
1928 – Mickey Mouse makes his 1st appearance in silent film “Plane Crazy”
1933 – 1st voice amplification system to be used in US Senate.
1940 – Richard and Maurice McDonald open the 1st McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernadino, California.
1942 – Gasoline 1st rationed in US (17 Eastern States)
1948 – 73rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown.
1953 – In his first World heavyweight title defense, Rocky Marciano KOs former champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 1st round at Chicago Stadium.
1957 – Evangelist Billy Graham launches his “crusade” in front of 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1960 – Taxes took 25% of earnings in US.
1968 – Tornado strikes Jonesboro, Arkansas at 10 PM, killing 36.
1980 – Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina crowned 29th Miss USA, goes on to win Miss Universe.
1989 – Maxwell House coffee runs ads during “Roe vs Wade” movie despite threat of boycott by right-to-lifers.
1997 – ABC News & Starwave Corp launch ABCNEWS.com.
2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
2015 – Carl Icahn invests $100 million in Lyft, a ride-sharing service.
2019 – US birthrate in 2018 the lowest for 32 years (total fertility rate 1,728 births per 1,000 women), with record lows for teen births.
2022 – Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates win 1-0 over Cincinnati Reds despite getting no hits.
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