1794 – Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 strips.
1830 – Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves.
1854 – Anthony Foss patents accordion.
1874 – US troops land in Honolulu to protect the king.
1888 – National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC)
1920 – NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly.
1930 – “Mickey Mouse” comic strip 1st appears.
1942 – Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies.
1948 – 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1962 – “Do Re Mi” closes at St. James Theater NYC after 400 performances.
1967 – Rolling Stones appear again on the Ed Sullivan Show.
1972 – Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire.
1978 – NASA select its first American women astronauts.
1979 – Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam.
1985 – Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $17,100,000.
1987 – Seven top New York City Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each.
1989 – “Ryan’s Hope” ends 13 1/2 year run on ABC-TV.
1992 – US serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane.
1999 – Basketball player Michael Jordan announces his retirement only to return in 2001.
2003 – 30th American Music Awards: Sheryl Crow & Eminem win.
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