1808—1st college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard.
1810—Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in US.
1836—Battle of the Alamo: after 13 days of fighting during Texas Revolution between 1,500 and 3,000 Mexicans overwhelmed the Texans at the Alamo. Between 182 and 257 Texans died, including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett.
1865—President Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Ball.
1886—1st US alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington, MA.
1896—1st auto in Detroit, Charles B. King rides his “Horseless Carriage.”
1902—US Census forms.
1918—US naval boat “Cyclops” disappears in Bermuda Triangle.
1921—Police in Sunbury, Penn, issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee.
1923—Cards announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms.
1930—Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food.
1940—1st US telecast from an airplane, NYC.
1950—Silly Putty invented.
1959—11th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr win.
1964—Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and its leader Elijah Muhammad renames him Muhammad Ali.
1966—Barry Sadlers’ “Ballard of the Green Berets” becomes #1 (13 weeks)
1972—Jack Nicklaus, passes Arnold Palmer as golf’s all-time money winner.
1981—Walter Cronkite signs off as anchorman of “CBS Evening News”
1988—Orville Moody shoots 63 at Seniors golf tournament.
1995—9th American Comedy Awards: Rodney Dangerfield.
2006—South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signs a bill into legislation that would ban most abortions in that state.
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