1646—Massachusetts uses death penalty for denying that Holy Bible is God’s word.
1841—First wagon train arrives in California.
1845—First nationally observed uniform election day in US.
1846—Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg.
1861—University of Washington founded in Seattle.
1879—Elkins patents refrigerating apparatus.
1904—First stadium built specifically for football (Harvard Stadium)
1924—California legalizes professional boxing (illegal since 1914)
1939—First air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Illinois.
1949—“One Man’s Family” premieres on TV.
1954—Philadelphia A’s move to Kansas City.
1958—Democrats win US congressional election.
1976—1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich & McCovey, available.
1980—Ronald Reagan (R) defeats incumbent US President Jimmy Carter (D) by a landslide.
1981—Columbia shuttle launch scrubbed with 31 seconds remaining.
1987—NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte & Miami for 1988 & Minneapolis & Orlando for 1989.
1990—“Buddy–The Buddy Holly Story” opens at Shubert NYC for 225 performances.
1990—Iraq says it is preparing for a “dangerous war”
1993—Elton John awarded $518,700 from Sunday Mirror for a false report on his diet.
1994—San Francisco: First conference that focusses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
2008—Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.
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