1866—Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US.1898—City of Miami incorporated.
1900—Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut.
1914—Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)
1929—Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Mich)
1932—President Hoover evicts bonus marchers from their encampment.
1943—President FDR announces end of coffee rationing in US.
1951—“Kiss Me, Kate” closes at New Century Theater NYC after 1077 performances.
1951—Walt Disney’s animated musical film, “Alice In Wonderland” released.
1957—Jerry Lee Lewis makes hit TV appearance (Steve Allen Show)
1958—Baltimore Colts wins NFL championship.
1965—LBJ send 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam (total of 125,000)
1977—Roy Wilkins turns over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L. Hooks.
1978—Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time.
1986—NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, “Uh-oh!” as spacecraft disintegrated.
1990—Blackout hits Chicago.
1991—12 US Seniors Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus
1995—Art Modell’s rep begins secret talks to move team to Baltimore.
1996—Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, is discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
2014—Israel criticizes John Kerry’s proposed ceasefire, stating that no ceasefire deal will be accepted without the destruction of tunnels leading from Gaza to Israel and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip.
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