1784 – Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America’s symbol.
1802 – Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library.
1837 – Michigan admitted as 26th US state.
1861 – Louisiana secedes from the Union (US Civil War)
1870 – Virginia rejoins US.
1875 – Electric dental drill is patented by George F. Green.
1905 – World’s largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan, is found in South Africa.
1913 – Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for playing as a professional.
1918 – Herbert Hoover, US Food Administrator, calls for “wheatless” & “meatless” days for the war effort.
1920 – Former Ford Motor Co., executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
1939 – Filming begins on “Gone With the Wind”
1948 – Executive Order 9981 ending racial segregation in US Armed Forces signed.
1954 – Ground breaking begins on Disneyland.
1961 – “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” by Elvis Presley peaks at #1.
1963 – “Milk & Honey” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 543 performances.
1979 – “The Dukes of Hazzard” premieres on US TV network CBS.
1989 – US computer security expert warns of catastrophic virus.
1992 – Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect.
2005 – Condoleezza Rice is sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State, becoming the first African American woman to hold the post.
2006 – Western Union discontinues its telegram service.
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