1803 – US Supreme Court 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury v Madison)
1839 – Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia.
1857 – 1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to government.
1868 – US House of Representatives vote 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
1888 – Louisville, Ky, becomes 1st government in US to adopt Australian ballot (i.e. secret ballot on standard voting forms).
1908 – In ‘Muller v Oregon’, the US Supreme Court favors an Oregon law limiting maximum hours a woman may work and denies that it curtails ‘liberty of contract’.
1909 – The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded.
1921 – 1st transcontinental flight in 24 hours flying time arrives Florida.
1938 – DuPont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles.
1951 – “Bless You All” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 performances.
1955 – 12th Golden Globes: On The Waterfront, Marlon Brando & Judy Garland win.
1960 – 2nd Daytona 500: Junior Johnson wins (124.74 MPH).
1969 – 26th Golden Globes: The Lion in Winter, Peter O’Toole, & Joanne Woodward win.
1977 – 12th Academy of Country Music Awards: Mickey Gilley and Crystal Gayle win.
1979 – Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stanford, Texas.
1983 – Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time.
1986 – Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million.
1991 – “Those Were The Days” closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances.
2002 – 19th Winter Olympic Games close at Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
2008 – Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
2013 – 55th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson wins (159.25 MPH)
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