1791 – 1st US internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages).
1803 – 1st impeachment trial of a US federal judge, John Pickering, begin.
1837 – Congress increases US Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9.
1847 – US Post Office Department is authorized to issue postage stamps.
1875 – US Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years.
1900 – US Steel Corporation organizes.
1903 – North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses.
1923 – Time magazine publishes 1st issue featuring Joseph G. Cannon (Speaker of US House of Representatives).
1931 – “Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes US national anthem by congressional resolution.
1940 – Artie Shaw records “Frenesi” on RCA Victor label.
1956 – Elvis Presley’s 1st hit in Billboard’s top 10: “Heartbreak Hotel”.
1956 – 3rd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Wake Forest, 76-64.
1960 – 9th largest snowfall in NYC history (14.5″).
1975 – 1st People’s Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbara Streisand win (Motion Picture) and Alan Alda, Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV).
1985 – Bill Shoemaker becomes 1st jockey to win $100 million.
1991 – United Airlines 737 crashes near Colorado Springs, kills 25.
1992 – US President George H.W. Bush apologizes for raising taxes after pledging not to.
2002 – 33rd NAACP Image Awards: “Ali” wins Outstanding Motion Picture.
2013 – A 2 year old US girl becomes the first child born with HIV to be cured.
2016 – Eleventh Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by Fox, held in Detroit, Michigan.
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