1789 – 1st presidential tour-George Washington in New England.
1846 – Dr. William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether.
1881 – 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published.
1905 – Union workers at NVV rejects safety demands.
1924 – US President Calvin Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument.
1933 – 20th Amendment to the US Constitution goes into effect: President term begins in January not March.
1937 – Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yanks release Tony Lazzeri.
1952 – Arthur Laurent’s “Time of the Cuckoo” premieres in NYC.
1952 – “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams is published by Harper & Brothers.
1954 – Hurricane Hazel makes landfall in the US in North Carolina as a category 4 hurricane, 195 die in US and Canada.
1956 – First plane to land safely on water – Pan Am Flight 6 San Francisco to Honolulu, all 24 passengers and 7 crew survive.
1959 – “Untouchables” premieres.
1966 – LBJ signs a bill creating US Department of Transportation.
1969 – Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war.
1976 – 1st debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R).
1984 – Central Intelligence Agency Information Act passes.
1991 – Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice (52-48)
1997 – Former Representative Dan Rostenkowski released from custody for mail fraud.
2011 – LEGOLAND Florida (the world’s largest LEGOLAND theme park) opens in Winter Haven, Florida.
2018 – American retailer Sears files for bankruptcy.
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