1770s
1810s
1860s
- 1861: JEFFERSON DAVIS NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
- BORN 1866: GEORGE ADE (HUMORIST)
1870s
- 1870: U.S. WEATHER BUREAU ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS AS PART OF SIGNAL CORPS
- 1871: OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES FORMED150 Years Ago
- BORN 1871: HOWARD TAYLOR RICKETTS (PATHOLOGIST)
- 1875: FIRST TRAIN PASSED THROUGH HOOSAC TUNNEL IN MASSACHUSETTS
1910s
1940s
- BORN 1942: CAROLE KING (SINGER)
- BORN 1944: ALICE WALKER (AUTHOR)
- BORN 1945: MIA FARROW (ACTRESS)
- BORN 1946: VINCE PAPALE (FOOTBALL PLAYER)
1950s
1960s
- 1960: JOANNE WOODWARD RECEIVED THE FIRST STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
- 1963: THE FIRST BOEING 727 TOOK OFF
- BORN 1963: TRAVIS TRITT (COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER)
- 1964: FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE BEATLES ON THE U.S. TV PROGRAM, THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. 73 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED (ABOUT 45% OF THE U.S. POPULATION).
- DIED 1966: SOPHIE TUCKER (SINGER)
1970s
- 1971: MAGNITUDE 6.6 EARTHQUAKE STRUCK SAN FERNANDO, CALIFORNIA50 Years Ago
- 1978: CANADA EXPELLED 13 SOVIET DIPLOMATS FOR SPYING
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
- DIED 2010: WALTER FREDRICK MORRISON (INVENTOR OF THE FRISBEE)
- 2012: PAUL MCCARTNEY WAS HONORED WITH A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
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