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1809 First US geology book published
by William Maclure
1841 China cedes Hong Kong to the British
1857 William Kelly patented the blast furnace
for manufacturing steel
1885 The roller coaster was patented by La Marcus
Thompson
1887 US Senate approves the naval base lease of
Pearl Harbor
1892 First basketball game played (Massachusetts)
1929 First feature talking motion picture taken
outdoors, "In Old Arizona"
1933 First radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger"
(WXYZ-Detroit)
1937 State record low temperature of -45°
in Boca, CA
1937 First Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held
every 4th years thereafter)
1943 Lead SD, temp is 52ºF, while 1.5 miles away
Deadwood SD records -16ºF
1945 FDR sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term
as President
1949 J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear
gas fountain pen
1952 Patricia McCormick debuted as the first professional
woman bullfighter! She got herself two bulls in the contest held in Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico.
1953 First live coast-to-coast inauguration address
(Eisenhower)
1954 The National Negro Network came together.
It consisted of 40 radio stations
1954 State record low temperature of -70°
in Rogers Pass, MT
1958 The rock ’n’ roll classic, "Get
a Job", by The Silhouettes, was released
1962 "The Twist" by Chubby Checker topped
the charts
1964 "Meet The Beatles" album released
in US
1965 JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly
around Mars & return
1965 The Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"
1968 Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning
streak, 71-69
1968 "Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)"
by John Fred & His Playboy Band
1969 University of Arizona reports first optical
id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula)
1973 "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
topped the charts
1979 "Le Freak" by Chic topped the
charts
1980 President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott
of Olympics in Moscow
1981 Ronald Reagan became president of the United
States
1986 First federal holiday honoring Martin Luther
King Jr
1986 Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under
English Channel)
1989 Reagan becomes first President elected in
a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive
1990 "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
by Michael Bolton
1997 Comet Hale-Bopp crosses Mars' orbit
