1629—1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in US founded (Salem, MA)
1832—President Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter 2nd Bank of US.
1861—Lincoln writes to Kentucky’s militia & says Union troops will not enter that state.
1866—Indelible pencil patented by Edson P. Clark, Northampton, Mass.
1890—Wyoming becomes 44th state of US (1st with female suffrage).
1892—1st concrete-paved street built (Bellefountaine, Ohio)
1914—Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles.
1929—US issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency.
1938—Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours.
1949—1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Ohio.
1950—“Your Hit Parade” premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV
1956—650,000 US steel workers go on strike.
1962—All star MVP: Maury Wills (LA Dodgers)
1965—Rolling Stones score their 1st US single “(I Can’t Get No)Satisfaction.”
1978—World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
1985—Coca-Cola Co. announces it will resume selling old formula Cokes.
1997—RJR Nabisco announces it will replace Joe Camel in new ads.
2001—Amerada Hess agrees to acquire Triton Energy for $2.7 billion in cash.
2005—Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle causing billions of dollars in damage.
2012—The American Episcopal Church becomes the first to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages.
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