1647 – Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies.
1750 – The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the first college fraternity.
1807 – Washington Irving’s Salmagundi periodical published – first to associate the name “Gotham” with New York City.
1851 – Alvan Clark patents telescope.
1889 – Washington admitted as 42nd state of USA.
1909 – Construction of US navy base begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1921 – US President Warren G. Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.
1926 – U.S. Route 66 is established.
1930 – Patent number US1781541 was awarded to Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
1940 – Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle (“jeep”)
1943 – US air raid on Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
1959 – 1st episode of “Rocky & His Friends” airs.
1961 – “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller is published by Simon and Shuster in New York.
1966 – Gemini 12 (Lovell & Aldrin) launched on a 4-day flight.
1966 – Methodist Church & Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church (USA)
1981 – Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award.
1983 – President Reagan becomes 1st US President to address Japanese legislature.
1983 – 1st US cruise missiles arrive in Great Britain.
1994 – Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex” for $30,800,000.
2017 – Largest Single Day ever – Alibaba says its sales alone were $25.3 billion.
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