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 Marine Corps.
1864—Kingston, GA burned during Sherman’s March to the Sea.
1898—Race riot in Wilmington, NC (8 blacks killed)
1908—1st Gideon Bible put in a hotel room.
1911—Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corporation (for scholarly & charitable works)
1919—1st observance of National Book Week.
1919—American Legion’s 1st national convention (Minneapolis)
1933—Black Blizzard snow-storm-dust storm rages from South Dakota to Atlantic.
1945—“Are You with It?” opens at Century Theater NYC for 264 performances.
1951—1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance.
1969—“Sesame Street” premieres on PBS TV.
1975—Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career.
1980—Dan Rather refuses to pay his cabbie, CBS pays $12.55 fare.
1989—Word Perfect 5.1 is shipped.
1991—Marty Glickman broadcasts his 1,000 football game.
1996—46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins.
2010—Alan Menken, famous Disney composer, receives the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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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