1762 – Spain acquires Louisiana.
1783 – Washington orders Continental Army disbanded.
1868 – First black US Congressman elected (John W Menard, Louisiana)
1868 – Ulysses Grant (R) wins US presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D).
1883 – American Old West: Self-described “Black Bart the poet” gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves behind incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture.
1896 – Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator.
1911 – Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
1917 – 1st class US mail now costs 3 cents per ounce.
1930 – Bank of Italy becomes Bank of America.
1934 – Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP and Dizzy Dean chosen as NL MVP.
1953 – First live color US coast-to-coast telecast (NYC).
1956 – “Wizard of Oz” 1st televised (CBS-TV).
1960 – Tammy Grimes’ “Unsinkable Molly Brown” opens at Winter Garden NYC for 532 performances.
1970 – US President Richard Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam.
1975 – Good Morning America premieres on ABC (David Hartman & Nancy Dussault).
1988 – President Reagan signs credit-card disclosure-bill.
1988 – Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera’s nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping.
1992 – Bill Clinton (D) wins US presidential election over President George H.W. Bush (R).
2009 – 23rd Soul Train Music Awards: Michael Jackson, Charlie Wilson & Chaka Khan win.
2014 – New York’s 104-story One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks.
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