1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his 1st New World voyage.
1783 – In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d’état never takes place.
1855 – Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine.
1867 – Michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university.
1887 – 1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan)
1892 – NY State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machines)
1912 – Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins.
1912 – 1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia)
1930 – 1st streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched.
1937 – 1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh, NC)
1945 – 17th Academy Awards – “Going My Way”, Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman win.
1945 – Billboard publishes its 1st album chart (King Cole Trio is #1)
1947 – John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy.
1954 – “CBS Morning Show” premieres with Walter Cronkite & Jack Paar.
1956 – “My Fair Lady” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 performances.
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain is 1st to score 4,000 points in an NBA season.
1971 – Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet.
1985 – The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com)
1991 – 4 LA police are charged with beating Rodney King.
1998 – “Cabaret” opens at Club Expo Theater NYC.
2009 – 56th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: #9 Duke beats #22 Florida State, 79-69.
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