1746 – Princeton University (NJ) received charter.1836 – Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected President of the Republic of Texas.
1861 – 1st telegraph line linking West & East coasts completed.
1879 – Thomas Edison perfects carbonized cotton filament light bulb.
1881 – Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its first concert.
1907 – Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum & Bailey circus.
1907 – Panic of 1907: A run on Knickerbocker Trust Company stock leads to US wide run on banks.
1913 – Explosion at Dawson, New Mexico coal mine kills 263 mine workers.
1928 – Herbert Hoover speaks of “American system of rugged individualism.”
1936 – 1st commercial flight from mainland to Hawaii.
1959 – Bob Merrill’s musical “Take Me Along” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 448 performances.
1962 – US President John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning the missile crises.
1968 – Apollo 7 returns to Earth.
1975 – World Football League disbands after Week 12 of their second season.
1976 – Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladder of dogs. The dye is still used in Canada.
1981 – US national debt tops $1 trillion.
1991 – General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion (US dollars)
1997 – Yahoo completes purchase of Four11.
1997 – Compaq testifies Microsoft threaten to break Windows 95 agreement if they showcase a Netscape icon.
2010 – MLB American League Championship: Texas Rangers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2.
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