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1909 |
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The first forestry school was incorporated in Kent, Ohio. |
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1953 |
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The movie "Superman" premiered. |
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1958 |
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CBS radio debuted "Frontier Gentleman". |
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1960 |
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The first star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was for Joanne Woodward. |
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1960 |
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The first star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was for Joanne Woodward. |
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1997 |
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"The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones" held the record previously.
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2001 |
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"Hannibal," the sequel to "Silence of the Lambs", opened in theaters. |
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1870 |
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The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS). |
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1885 |
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The first Japanese arrived in Hawaii. |
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1825 |
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The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes. |
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1861 |
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The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis as its president. |
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1942 |
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The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first formal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World War II. |
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1950 |
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U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that the State Department was riddled with Communists. This was the beginning of "McCarthyism." |
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1971 |
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The San Fernando Valley experienced the Sylmar earthquake that registered 6.4 on the Richter Scale. |
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1971 |
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The Apollo 14 spacecraft returned to Earth after mankind's third landing on the moon. |
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1975 |
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The Russian Soyuz 17 returned to Earth. |
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1895 |
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Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan. |
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1895 |
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The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3. |
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1900 |
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Dwight F. Davis put up a new tennis trophy to go to the winner in matches against England. The trophy was a silver cup that weighed 36 pounds. |
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1932 |
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America entered the 2-man bobsled competition for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games held at Lake Placid, NY. |
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1960 |
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A verbal agreement was reached between representatives of the American and National Football Leagues. Both agreed not to tamper with player contracts. |
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1884 |
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Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny executed a patent application for a chemical recording stock quotation telegraph (U.S. Pat. 314,115). |
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1989 |
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co. completed the $25 billion purchase of RJR Nabisco, Inc.
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1969 |
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The Boeing 747 flew its inaugural flight. |
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1942 |
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Daylight-saving "War Time" went into effect in the U.S. |
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1943 |
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During World War II, the battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory over Japanese forces. |
