1877 – US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.
1887 – US receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii.
1910 – The first US patent for inventing the traffic lights system is issued to Ernest Sirrine.
1929 – Richard E. Byrd sends “My calculations indicate that we have reached vicinity of South Pole” (He was wrong)
1933 – 1st state liquor stores authorized (Pennsylvania)
1942 – US Office of Price Administration rations coffee for everyone, 10 pounds a year.
1944 – The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivian Thomas.1963
1953 – American Airlines begins 1st regular commercial NY-LA air service.
1959 – 2nd Grammy Awards: “Mack The Knife”, Bobby Darin wins.
1963 – LBJ sets up Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of JFK.
1969 – The Beatles’ single “Something / Come Together” reaches #1.
1971 – 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World.
1975 – US President Gerald Ford requires states to provide free education for handicapped.
1976 – NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to a 5-year contract.
1987 – Joe Montana of SF 49ers completes NFL record of 22 consecutive passes.
1995 – CNNfn, a financial network by Turner Enterprises is launched.
1997 – OPEC agrees to an increase in its production ceiling. OPEC has raised the ceiling to 27.5 million barrels per day for the first half of 1998.
2016 – Former NFL player Darren Sharper sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of rapes.
2017 – American TV host Matt Lauer is fired from NBC’s Today Show after an allegation of sexual misconduct.
2020 – Joe Biden and Kamala Harris announce the first all-female Communications team for the White House.
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