1794 – US Congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces.
1805 – 1st recorded tornado in “Tornado Alley” (Southern Illinois)
1861 – Federal marshals seize arms & gunpowder at DuPont works DE.
1872 – Republican National Convention meets (Phila)
1876 – Bananas become popular in US, at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
1884 – William Sherman refuses Republican nomination saying “I will not accept if nominated & will not serve if elected.”
1912 – US marines invade Cuba (3rd time)
1917 – 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I.
1937 – Henry Ford initiates 32 hour work week.
1944 – 1st B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure.
1953 – US Senate rejects China People’s Republic membership to UN.
1960 – “George Gobel Show” last airs on CBS-TV.
1965 – “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2.
1976 – Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage (14 die)
1982 – Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle.
1987 – “Nightline” presents its 1st “Town Meeting” the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3:47 AM.
1995 – 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Reba McIntire winners.
2001 – U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords leaves the Republican Party, an act which shifts control of the United States Senate from the Republicans to the Democratic Party.
2012 – American gubernatorial recall election is held in Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker wins and becomes the first governor to survive a recall election.
2013 – The first article based on NSA leaked documents by Edward Snowden are published by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK.
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