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1284 The Pied Piper exacted his
revenge upon the German town of Hamelin
1797 Charles Newbold patents first cast-iron plow
1819 The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson,
Jr. of New York City
1848 First pure food law enacted in US
1870 First section of Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk
opens
1900 Dr Walter Reed begins research that beats
Yellow Fever
1916 Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their
jerseys (one game)
1917 First American Expeditionary Force arrive
in France during WW I
1919 First issue of NY Daily News published
1933 "The Kraft Music Hall" premiered
on the NBC Radio Network
1934 FDR signs Federal Credit Union Act establishing
credit unions
1945 UN Charter signed by 50 nations in SF
1948 The Berlin Airlift began
1954 "Little Things Mean a Lot" by Kitty
Kallen topped the charts
1954 First atomic power station opens (Obninsk,
near Moscow, Russia)
1961 "Quarter to Three" by U. S. Bonds
topped the charts
1963 Kennedy visits West Berlin "Ich bin ein
Berliner" (I am a Berliner)
1964 Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night"
album
1965 "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds
topped the charts
1970 Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles
beat Senators 12-2
1971 "It's Too Late" by Carole King
topped the charts
1974 Introduction of UPC bar codes
1976 "Silly Love Songs" by the Wings
topped the charts
1976 CN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing
structure (1821 feet) opens
1976 Women entered the Air Force Academy
1978 First dedicated oceanographic satellite -
SEASAT 1 launched
1981 Virginia Campbell's ultimate coupon
clipping day
1982 "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney
& Stevie Wonder topped the charts
1990 A record setting day in Phoenix, AZ
