1771 – The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called “The Regulators”, occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
1817 – Mississippi River steamboat service begins.
1860 – Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate.
1866 – US Congress authorizes the nickel 5 cent piece (replaces silver half-dime)
1874 – 1st recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg, Mass)
1891 – George A. Hormel & Co introduce Spam.
1927 – Supreme Court ruled bootleggers must pay income tax.
1939 – Food stamps are 1st issued.
1946 – Musical “Annie Get Your Gun” starring Ethel Merman premieres in NYC.
1956 – Kraft Theater presents an act from “Profiles in Courage”
1961 – 13th Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr & Barbara Stanwyck win.
1965 – The Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs under its Franco-American brand.
1966 – National Welfare Rights Organization organizes.
1971 – 1st class postage now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents)
1979 – National League approves Astros from Ford Motors to John J. McMullen for $19M.
1985 – Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year.
1988 – US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant.
1991 – Queen Elizabeth II becomes 1st British monarch to address US Congress.
1992 – Polls show Perot, Bush & Clinton could be in a deadlock in race for President.
1994 – Jacqueline Onassis admitted to hospital for cancer treatment.
2013 – Bill Gates becomes the world’s richest man with $72.7 billion again after losing the position in 2008.
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