1761 – 1st life insurance policy in North America issued in Philadelphia.
1803 – 1st US public library opens in Connecticut.
1807 – Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks in Philadelphia.
1868 – Train robbery at Marshfield, Indiana by Reno Brothers Gang, who make off with $98,000.
1892 – Dr Washington Sheffield invents the toothpaste tube.
1902 – US President Theodore Roosevelt signs a treaty with Mexico under which both countries agree to submit a long-standing dispute over interest payments to the Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
1926 – “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” by Gene Austin hits #1.
1931 – Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida.
1942 – The Steel Workers Organizing Committee disbands, and a new trade union, the United Steelworkers, is formed.
1953 – US President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill.
1956 – “Bob Hope Show” last airs on NBC-TV.
1961 – “Mother-In-Law” by Ernie K-Doe hits #1.
1964 – LBJ presents “Great Society”
1972 – US President Richard Nixon begins visit to Moscow.
1985 – Pete Rose’s 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as National League run scoring leader.
1990 – Dow Jones Average hits a record 2,852.23.
1990 – Microsoft releases Windows 3.0.
1998 – Lewinsky scandal: a federal judge rules that United States Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the scandal, involving President Bill Clinton.
2012 – Philip Philips is crowned the eleventh American Idol.
2016 – US President Barack Obama arrives in Vietnam for a 3 day tour.
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