Richard Valenzuela (“Ritchie Valens”) killed, 1959
Calcutta Railway opened, 1855
16th Amendment to the US Constitution passed (Income Tax), 1913
First paper money issued in America, 1690
Owney “the Killer” Madden, gangster, began his career, 1912
Muhammad Ali announced his retirement, 1970
15th Amendment to the US Constitution (right to vote) ratified, 1870
US First class postage increased to $.29, 1991
Quarantine station established on Fisher’s Island (near Philadelphia), 1743
Luna 9 (USSR) made first softlanding on Moon, 1966
First Russian cosmonaut launched in a US spacecraft (Sergei K. Krikalev), 1994
Willie Shoemaker, jockey, made his final ride, 1990
Birth of first baby conceived by embryo transplant (Long Beach, California), 1984
J.P. Richardson (“The Big Bopper”) killed, 1959
Charles Hardin (Harden?) “Buddy” Holly, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, killed, 1959
Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th US president, died, 1924
A Black news correspondent was first admitted to the US Congressional News Gallery, 1947
STS-10 (US), Space Shuttle Challenger, launched, 1984