1641 – General court declares Rhode Island a democracy & adopts new constitution.
1802 – US Army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time).
1830 – New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded).
1850 – Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” published by Ticknor, Reed and Fields in Boston.
1865 – Battle of Averasboro,NC (1,500 casualties).
1881 – Barnum & Bailey Circus debuts.
1882 – US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross.
1915 – Federal Trade Commission organizes.
1930 – USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine.
1941 – National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, D.C.
1945 – Allies secure Iwo Jima.
1955 – President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war.
1964 – Paul Hornung & Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension.
1968 – General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
1970 – New English Bible published.
1974 – 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville.
1985 – Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut.
1994 – Tonya Harding pleads guilty to felony attack on Nancy Kerrigan.
2003 – 50th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: #12 Dukes beats NC State, 84-77.
2016 – US President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland as Supreme Court Justice.
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