1762—Spain acquires Louisiana.
1783—Washington orders Continental Army disbanded.
1796—John Adams elected president of the United States of America
1883—US Supreme Court decides Native Americans can’t be Americans.
1896—J. H. Hunter patents portable weighing scales.
1900—First US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
1908—William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th president over William Jennings Bryan.
1911—Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
1913—The USA introduces an income tax.
1917—1st class US mail now costs 3 cents per ounce.
1927—Rodgers & Hart’s musical “Connecticut Yankee” premieres in NYC.
1934—Dizzy Dean chosen as NL MVP.
1952—Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas.
1953—First live color US coast-to-coast telecast (NYC)
1956—“Wizard of Oz” 1st televised (CBS-TV)
1963—14th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Joe Weatherly wins.
1978—First broadcast of “Different Strokes” on NBC-TV.
1979—Five people mortally wounded during anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstration in North Carolina.
1988—President Reagan signs credit-card disclosure bill.
1992—Bill Clinton (D) wins US presidential election over President Bush (R).
2013—Bobby Orr’s autobiography “Orr: My Story” debuts at the #8 position on The New York Times best seller list for nonfiction.
2014—New York’s 104-storey One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks.
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