1634 – 1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole)
1791 – 1st US internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)
1803 – 1st impeachment trial of a US federal judge, John Pickering, begins.
1812 – US passes 1st foreign bill (aids Venezuela earthquake victims)
1817 – Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi.
1837 – Congress increases US Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9.
1842 – 1st US child labor law regulating working hours passed (Mass)
1847 – US Post Office Department authorized to issue postage stamps.
1855 – US Congress approves $30,000 to test camels for military use.
1869 – University of South Carolina opens to all races.
1873 – US Congress & government raise own salary, retroactively.
1885 – US Post Office offers special delivery for 1st class mail.
1903 – North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses.
1917 – US Congress passes 1st excess profits tax on corporations.
1931 – “Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes US national anthem by congressional resolution.
1945 – US & Philippine forces recapture Corregidor.
1956 – 3rd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Wake Forest, 76-64.
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 is 1st jockey to surpass $100 million.
1992 – US President George Bush apologizes for raising taxes after pledging not to.
2013 – A 2 year old US girl becomes the first child born with HIV to be cured.
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