1630 – In Boston the 1st general court is held.
1765 – Stamp Act Congress meets in New York, writes the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
1853 – First flour mill in Hawaii begins operations.
1870 – 1st African Americans (4) elected to US House of Representatives.
1914 – US post office 1st used an automobile to collect & deliver mail.
1926 – John C. Garand patents semi-automatic rifle.
1943 – Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
1948 – “My Romance” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances.
1951 – US President Harry Truman formally ends state of war with Germany.
1953 – 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service.
1957 – “Damn Yankees” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1,022 performances.
1960 – US imposes embargo on exports to Cuba.
1969 – Oakland Raider QB Darryle Lamonica passes for 6 touchdowns vs Buffalo (50-21)
1971 – Last issue of “Look” magazine is published.
1975 – “Chorus Line” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 6,137 performances.
1976 – US President Gerald Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909.
1983 – Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday.
1995 – “Hello Dolly!” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 118 performances.
2005 – Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
2016 – Third US Presidential debate: Donald Trump notably refuses to say if he will accept the result of election during debate with Hillary Clinton at Nevada University, Las Vegas.