1766 – The last Colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen’s College (later renamed Rutgers University).
1801 – Kentucky outlaws dueling.
1885 – German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils the world’s first motorcycle.
1891 – Granville T. Woods patents electric railway.
1898 – Race riots in Wilmington, NC (8 blacks killed).
1908 – 1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room.
1911 – Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corporation for scholarly and charitable works.
1920 – George Bernard Shaw’s “Heartbreak House” premieres in NYC.
1938 – Nobel for literature awarded to Pearl Buck (Good Earth).
1940 – Walt Disney begins serving as an informer for the Los Angeles office of the FBI: his job is to report back information on Hollywood subversives.
1945 – College football’s #1 Army beats #2 Notre Dame 48-0.
1951 – 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance.
1954 – Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington.
1964 – Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium.
1969 – “Sesame Street” premieres on PBS TV.
1982 – Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened.
1989 – Word Perfect 5.1 is shipped.
1996 – 46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins.
2010 – 44th Country Music Association Award: Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton wins.
2015 – Fourth Republican presidential candidates debate, sponsored by “The Wall Street Journal”, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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