1763—Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
1791—1st Catholic college in US, Georgetown, opens.
1849—1st US poultry shoe opens in Boston.
1869—Free postal delivery formally inaugurated.
1919—US Senate 1st invokes cloture to end a filibuster (Versailles Treaty)
1926—1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station network (NBC)
1932—Wald Disney Art School created.
1939—FDR lays cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.
1939—US Social Security Administration approves 1st unemployment check.
1939—1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime.
1956—Elvis Presley’s 1st film “Love Me Tender” premieres in NYC.
1961—Roger Maris is voted AL MVP.
1969—1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back)
1979—A package from the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
1981—“Camelot” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 48 performances.
1981—“Batman” is released on video tape.
1990—US President Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990.
1992—42nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Alan Kulwicki wins.
2012—Deep Horizon Oil Spill: BP settles for $4.5 billion.
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