1639—1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford, published by Rodger Ludlow.
1699—Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting “witches.”
1784—US Revolutionary War ends; US Congress of the Confederation ratifies the Treaty of Paris.
1794—Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom, Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation in the US on his wife.
1813—Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY)
1864—General Sherman begins his march to the south.
1868—NC constitutional convention meets in Raleigh.
1878—US Supreme rules race separation on trains unconstitutional.
1905—Hubbell, Shubert & Smith’s musical “Fontana” premieres in NYC.
1914—Henry Ford introduces an assembly line for Model T.
1932—Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race.
1936—L.M.(Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America.
1943—FDR and Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WWII.
1950—US recalls all consular officials from China.
1952—“Today Show” premieres with Dave Garraway & Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV.
1954—The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
1956—Little Richard releases “Tutti Frutti”
1963—George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states “segregation now, segregation tomorrow; segregation forever.”
1967—Sonny & Cher releases “Beat Goes On”
1969—An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people.
1972—“Sanford and Son” starring Red Foxx premieres on NBC-TV.
1976—Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves.
1979—US President Jimmy Carter proposes Martin Luther King’s birthday be a holiday.
1981—US Federal Communication Commission frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish.
1987—Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1990—“Simpsons” premiered on Fox-TV.
1993—David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS.
2001—Jennifer Lopez scored her first UK No.1 single with “Love Don’t Cost A Thing”
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