First episode of “Rocky and His Friends” aired, 1959
World War I ended, 1918
“Kate” Smith introduced “God Bless America”, 1938
Nat Turner executed, 1831
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedicated (Warren Harding), 1921
Gemini 12 (US) launched, 1966
Louis Armstrong began recording his Hot Five recordings, 1925
Washington became 42nd US state, 1889
“Extinct” gardner bower bird discovered (New Guinea), 1981
Discovery of Cosmic Rays reported, 1925
New Orleans World’s Fair closed ($100 million in debt), 1984
Jerome Kern, Broadway composer, died, 1945
First American compulsory school law passed (Massachusetts), 1647
Lucretia (Coffin) Mott, feminist, died, 1880
STS-5 (US) (Columbia) launched (first commercial space mission), 1982
Angola gained independence from Portugal, 1975
Mary Edward Walker, first female surgeon in US Army, awarded Medal of Honor (only woman so honored), 1865
Norman Bethune, Canadian physician, died, 1939