1896 – First absentee voting law enacted by Vermont.
1916 – Mexican and United States representatives sign a protocol at Atlantic City under which General John Pershing’s troops will withdraw and each nation’s army will guard the border. President Carranza of Mexico will refuse to accept it.
1932 – In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
1938 – National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball.
1944 – US bombers based on Saipan begin first attack on Tokyo.
1950 – Frank Loesser’s musical “Guys & Dolls”, starring Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, and Sam Levene, opens at 46th St. Theater in New York City. Itruns for 1,200 performances, winning five Tony Awards.
1954 – Air Force One, first Presidential airplane, christened.
1957 – Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yards rushing in a game.
1969 – Army Lt. William Calley charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial.
1971 – American “Dan Cooper” hijacked a plane, extorted $200,000 in ransom, jumped out of plane over Washington State and was never seen again.
1976 – Cincinnati Reds’ Joe Morgan wins his second straight National League Most Valuable Player award.
1979 – Senate report proves United States troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic chemical defoliant Agent Orange.
1986 – St. Louis Cardinals reliever Todd Worrell wins National League Rookie of Year.
1991 – First international flight from Long Island’s MacArthur Airport. Flight went to Mexico.
1991 – Monica Seles sets female tennis record, winning prize money of $2,457,758 in a year.
1996 – Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: Most Valuable Player Doug Flutie leads Toronto Argonauts to 13th title, beating Edmonton Eskimos 41-37.
2012 – Gangnam Style becomes the most viewed YouTube video surpassing 808 million views.
2019 – 47th Music Awards: Taylor Swift wins six awards, including Artist of the Year and Artist of the Decade.
2020 – General Services Administration officially begins Joe Biden’s transition, declaring him the “apparent winner” although Donald Trump vows to continue challenging the result.
2020 – Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 30,000 points for the first time after formal transition to Joe Biden administration begins.
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