First US presidential radio phone-in broadcast (Carter), 1977
Patsy Cline killed, 1963
“Another World” became the first 90 minute soap opera, 1979
Spitfire first flown, 1936
First US old age pension laws passed (Montana and Nevada), 1923
Jay “Tonto” Silverheels died, 1980
Winston Churchill gave his famous “Iron Curtain” speech, 1946
John Belushi, comedian, found dead, 1982
Friedrich Anton Mesmer, German physician and hypnotist, died, 1815
Boston Massacre (5 killed, 6 injured), 1770
The Nazi party won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections, 1933
Francis Beaumont, English playwright, died, 1616
Edgar Lee Masters, poet and novelist (“Spoon River Anthology”), died, 1950
First meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club, 1975
Chinese calendar starting point (according to Kevin Pang and John Bangert), -1953
Elvis Presley received his US Army discharge, 1960
Standard Oil Company of California (Chevron) bought Gulf Corp ($13 billion), 1984
Voyager 1 (US) made closest approach to Jupiter, 1979
Court of Impeachment organized to decide charges against US President A. Johnson, 1868
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin’s death announced, 1953
Don Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans and took possession of the Louisiana Territory from the French, 1766
Banks ordered closed for a ten-day “bank holiday”, 1933