1786 – Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised (Mr. Hall, NYC)
1789 – James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the U.S. of Representatives.
1824 – Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec.
1872 – Congress endorses penny post cards.
1905 – US President Roosevelt sends identical notes to Japan and Russia urging them to negotiate and end hostilities, offering his personal services.
1917 – Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School.
1920 – Reds’ Edd Roush falls asleep in centerfield during long infield argument, Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game.
1936 – 1st parking meters are invented.
1942 – Bing Crosby records “Silent Night”
1948 – “Milton Berle Show” premieres on NBC-TV.
1959 – 1st official “missile mail” lands (Jacksonville, Fla)
1968 – James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured.
1969 – “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour last airs on CBS-TV.
1969 – Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired.
1979 – “The Source,” 1st computer public information service, goes on-line.
1982 – US President Ronald Reagan addresses the British Parliament in his “ash heap of history” speech.
1987 – Oliver North’s secretary Fawn Hall testifies at Iran-Contra hearing.
1992 – NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time.
2011 – 45th CMT Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton wins.
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