1910 – The first air shipment is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse. It goes from Dayton, Ohio to Columbus, Ohio.
1916 – Montana Republican Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
1918 – United Press erroneously reports World War I armistice had been signed.
1919 – Police raid the offices of the Union of Russian Workers in New York City.
1933 – Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law by permitting sports to be played on Sundays.
1943 – Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0 play the last scoreless tie in NFL.
1954 – United States spy plane shot down north of Japan.
1957 – Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for a significant increase in American missile development and construction of fallout shelters.
1962 – Richard Nixon tells the press he won’t be available to kick around any more after losing election for governor of California.
1967 – President Lyndon Johnson signs a bill establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
1972 – Attorney Joe Biden is elected to the Senate, representing Delaware, after defeating longtime incumbent J. Caleb Boggs by just over 3,000 votes. Biden would win re-election six times.
1976 – “Gone With The Wind,” 1939 Oscar-winning film epic starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, makes broadcast television debut on NBC. It aired in two parts over consecutive nights and earns a then-record 65% share of television viewers.
1983 – Bomb explodes inside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., causing heavy damage but no injuries.
1989 – Baltimore Orioles pitcher Gregg Olson is the first relief pitcher to win American League Rookie of the Year.
1999 – Dale Jarrett wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship.
2000 – Controversial presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore is inconclusive. The result, in Bush’s favor, is eventually resolved by the Supreme Court.
2000 – Tim Russert famously declares the outcome of the 2000 Presidential election will depend on “Florida, Florida, Florida” during NBC’s coverage.
2012 – Voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington approve measures for same-sex marriage.
2018 – President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appoints Matthew Whitaker as acting Attorney General.
2023 – Israeli forces cut off north Gaza, severing it from the southern part of the territory as Hamas Health Authority says Palestinian death toll is now over 10,000.
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