1790 – US Congress passes Naturalization Act, requires 2-year residency.
1845 – Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of bandaid.
1872 – Thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher.
1910 – US forbid immigration to criminals, anarchists, paupers & the sick.
1930 – Congress appropriates $50,000 for Inter-American highway.
1937 – Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb’s advice & replace his 40 with 36 oz bat.
1937 – Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, erect statue of Popeye.
1945 – Kamikaze attack on US battle fleet near Kerama Retto.
1949 – 11th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36.
1951 – United States Air Force flag officially adopted by President Harry S. Truman.
1953 – Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio.
1955 – “Ballad of Davy Crockett” becomes the #1 record in US.
1958 – 30th Academy Awards-“The Bridge on the River Kwai” best film, Joanne Woodward & Alec Guinness best actress/actor.
1962 – US Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature.
1964 – “Funny Girl” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1,348 performances.
1969 – Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV.
1977 – Focus on the Family is founded by Dr. James Dobson.
1982 – Groundbreaking in Washington, DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
1990 – 62nd Academy Awards: “Driving Miss Daisy”, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Tandy win.
1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.
2016 – US primary elections: Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders wins Washington, Hawaii and Alaska.