1776 – “Common Sense” pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published advocating American independence.
1840 – Penny Post mail service starts.
1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
1901 – Oil discovered in Texas.
1911 – 1st photo in US taken from an airplane, San Diego.
1917 – The Allied Governments respond to US President Wilson’s December 1916 note, giving their terms for ending the war.
1923 – Last US troops leave Rhineland (Germany)
1925 – Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as Texas governor, nation’s 2nd woman governor.\
1932 – “Mickey Mouse” & “Silly Symphony” comics syndicated.
1943 – 1st US president to visit a foreign country in wartime – FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco.
1948 – “Call Me Mister” closes at National Theater NYC after 734 performances.
1949 – RCA introduces 45 RPM record.
1951 – 1st jet passenger trip made.
1952 – “The Greatest Show on Earth”, directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart and Charlton Heston, premieres in NY. (Best Picture 1953)
1967 – PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network.
1980 – Last broadcast of “Rockford Files” on NBC.
1992 – 8th Soap Opera Digest Awards – Days of Our Lives wins.
2010 – The US economy is expected to get worse with more job cuts, it is reported today.
2011 – 13th BCS National Championship: #1 Auburn beats #2 Oregon, 22-19.
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