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1492 Haiti discovered by Columbus,
at Môle, Saint Nicolas
1631 First predicted transit of Venus (Kepler)
is observed
1732 First play in American colonies acted by
professional players, New York NY
1768 First edition of "Encyclopedia Britannica"
published (Scotland)
1790 Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary
US capitol
1825 President John Adams suggests establishment
of a US observatory
1849 Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland
1862 President Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee
Sioux Indians
1866 Chicago water supply tunnel 10,588 feet into
Lake Michigan completed
1873 America’s first international football
(soccer) game was played in New Haven, CT
1876 First crematorium in US begins operation,
Washington PA
1876 City of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time
1876 US Electorial College picks Representative
Hayes as President (although Tilden won)
1877 Washington Post publishes first edition
1877 Edison demonstrates his newly invented
phonograph
1884 Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument,
Washington DC
1902 The 8¢ Martha Washington stamp was issued
1904 Theodore Roosevelt confirms Monroe-doctrine
(Roosevelt Corollary)
1922 First electric power line commercial carrier
in US, Utica NY
1923 First presidential address broadcast on radio
(President Calvin Coolidge)
1925 Pro football a hit in NYC; Grange & Bears beat Giants before 73,000
1933 Ban on James Joyce' "Ulysses" in
US, lifted
1939 Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was
a Lady" premieres in New York
1941 NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy)
Airport in Queens
1944 "Red Bank Boogie", Count Basie’s
salute to his hometown, was recorded
1947 Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated
by President Harry S Truman
1948 "Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts"
debuted on CBS-TV
1952 "The Glow-Worm" by Mills Brothers
topped the charts
1955 Volkswagen was trademark registered
1955 New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won
"$64,000 Question" on boxing
1957 First US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard
rocket blows up
1958 "To Know Him Is To Love Him" by
The Teddy Bears topped the charts
1960 American League grants Gene Autry a franchise,
Los Angeles Angels
1963 Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a
Christmas record for fans
1964 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
first airs on TV
1968 Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert
after 3 years
1969 "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
by Steam topped the charts
1969 300,000 attend the Altamont CA, rock concert
feature Rolling Stones
1970 "I Think I Love You" by the Partridge
Family topped the charts
1973 Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected Vice-President,
succeeds Spiro T Agnew
1973 National League votes to move San Diego Padres
to Washington DC (doesn't happen)
1975 Paul Simon’s album, "Still Crazy
After All These Years", U.S. #1
1975 "Fly, Robin, Fly" by the Silver
Convention topped the charts
1980 "Lady" by Kenny Rogers topped the
charts
1984 Martina Navratilova’s 74-game winning
streak ends
1985 UK joins US Star Wars project
1986 "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter
Cetera with Amy Grant topped the charts
1988 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game
(2nd fastest)
1988 STS-27 Atlantis lands in California after
secret mission
1990 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa
Bay Lightning
1990 Saddam anounces release of all foreign hostages
1990 Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold
for $23,100
1991 "Star Trek VI-The Undiscovered Country"
premieres
1992 San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice catches NFL
record 101st touchdown
1994 Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590
1994 Warner Brothers announces a 5th TV network
to begin on Jan 11, 1995
1998 Astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle "Endeavour"
begin the International Space Station
