1766 – The last Colonial Governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen’s College (later renamed Rutgers University).
1775 – Congress forms US Marines Corps.
1891 – Granville T. Woods patents electric railway.
1908 – 1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room.
1911 – Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corporation (for scholarly & charitable works).
1920 – George Bernard Shaw’s “Heartbreak House” premieres in NYC.
1933 – Black Blizzard snowstorm-duststorm rages from SD to Atlantic.
1938 – Nobel for literature awarded to Pearl Buck (Good Earth).
1940 – Walt Disney begins serving as an informer for the Los Angeles office of the FBI is to report back information on Hollywood subversives.
1945 – “Are You with It?” opens at Century Theater NYC for 264 performances.
1951 – 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance.
1954 – Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington.
1963 – Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545.
1969 – “Sesame Street” premieres on PBS TV.
1982 – Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened.
1988 – NY’s MTA announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes.
1989 – Word Perfect 5.1 is shipped.
1996 – 46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins.
2012 – The final US presidential election results are declared after Barack Obama wins Florida to defeat Mitt Romney 332-206 in Electoral College votes.
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