1792—“Old Farmer’s Almanac” is 1st published.
1792—Washington lays cornerstone of Executive Mansion (White House)
1845—Texas ratifies a state constitution.
1860—1st aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston.
1885—The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
1903—Victor Herbert’s “Babes in Toyland” premieres in NYC.
1937—A recorded trace of snow in Central Park, NYC.
1953—Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented- Samuel Bagno.
1960—Third presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood & Kennedy in NY.
1960—Opponents of Fidel Castro executed in Cuba.
1966—173 US aircraft bomb North Vietnam.
1969—Soyuz 8 is launched.
1975—Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery.
1982—IOC Executive Committee approves the reinstatement of Jim Thorpe’s gold medals from the 1912 Olympics.
1983—Ameritech Mobile Communications (now Cingular) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.
1985—“Sunday in the Park with George” closes at Booth NYC after 604 performances.
1989—Dow Jones down 190.58 points.
1993—Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew.
1997—Andy Green’s Jet-powered car reaches record 749.69 MPH.
1999—The United States Senate rejects ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
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