1776 – “Common Sense” Pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published advocating American independence.
1840 – Penny Post mail system starts.
1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
1901 – Oil discovered in Texas.
1911 – 1st photo in US taken from an airplane, San Diego.
1920 – Silver reaches record $1.37 an ounce.
1932 – “Mickey Mouse” & “Silly Symphony” comics syndicated.
1944 – 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Philadelphia.
1949 – RCA introduces 45 RPM record.
1952 – “The Greatest Show on Earth”, directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart and Carlton Heston, premieres in New York (Best Picture 1953).
1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire” reaches #1 on the UK pop charts.
1964 – US version of “That Was The Week That Was,” premieres.
1967 – Lester Maddox inaugurated as governor of Georgia.
1973 – For the first time graduates studying from home with ‘the Open University’ receive their degrees.
1982 – NBC’s premiere of TV film “Will: G. Gordon Liddy”, based on the Watergate conspirator, participant and convict.
1984 – US re-establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican after almost 117 years.
1984 – Clara Peller 1st ask, “Where’s the Beef?”
1990 – NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players.
1996 – Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins.
1997 – Dow Corning provides $295 billion to settle breast implant suits.
2001 – The Artic National Wildlife Refuge will not be designated as a national monument, the White House announces; a move environmentalist groups had been pressing for to prevent oil drilling.
2013 – 39th People’s Choice Awards: Robert Downey, Jr & Jennifer Lawrence win (Movie Star) and Nathan Fillion & Ellen Pompeo win (TV Drama).
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