1829—Tremont Hotel, 1st modern hotel opens (Boston)
1847—Charlotte Bronte’s book “Jane Eyre” published.
1848—1st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania.
1861—Confederacy starts selling postage stamps.
1869—Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing.
1875—Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
1907—Belasco Theater opens at 111 W. 44th St. NYC.
1913—Booth Theater opens at 222 W. 44th St. NYC.
1916—Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus.
1923—Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio founded.
1923—John Harwood patents self-winding watch (Switzerland)
1940—Lottery for 1st US WWII draftees held; #158 drawn 1st.
1943—US 1st Army establishes headquarter in Bristol.
1949—1st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Red Byron wins.
1956—“Love Me Tender” with Elvis Presley premieres.
1963—NY newspaper “Mirror” last edition.
1972—Credence Clearwater Revival breaks up.
1984—Baboon heart transplanted into a 15-day-old baby girl.
1985—Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip.
1992—1964 “Gilligan’s Island” TV pilot 1st shown on TV (TBS)
1995—Million Man March held in Washington, DC (over 830,000) American men attend.
2013—The United States ends its 16-day government shut down and avoids default in a bi-partisan deal in the Senate
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