1689—Russia began taxing men’s beards.
1799—Bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC (forerunner to Chase Manhattan)
1821—1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail.
1858—1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month.
1859—1st Pullman sleeping car in service.
1862—Federal tax levied on tobacco.
1867—Robert T. Freeman is 1st black to graduate from Harvard Dental School.
1878—1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston)
1902—Tinker, Evers, & Chance appear together for 1st time.
1918—Baseball season ends due to WW I.
1922—NYC law requires all “pool” rooms to change name to “billiards”
1939—Hitler orders extermination of mentally ill.
1942—US Federal judge upholds detention of Japanese-Americans.
1946—1st US Women’s Open Golf Championship won by Patty Berg.
1962—UN announces Earth’s population has hit 3 billion.
1973—George Foreman KOs Jose “King” Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title.
1975—Gunsmoke goes off the air.
1978—Last broadcast of “Columbo” on NBC TV.
1982—Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 MPH.
1986—Jerry Lewis’ 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733.
1995—New York reinstates the death penalty.
2006—Roger Goodell begins his tenure as NFL Commissioner.
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