1716 – 1st lion exhibited in America (Boston).
1789 – 1st national Thanksgiving in America.
1832 – 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (NYC) (12 cent fare).
1842 – The University of Notre Dame is founded.
1861 – West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virginia.
1865 – “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is published in America.
1916 – Addressing the Chamber of Commerce in Cincinnati, US President Wilson declares that ‘The business of neutrality is over. The nature of modern war leaves no state untouched.’
1941 – Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro.
1942 – “Casablanca” directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theatre, NYC.
1948 – 1st polaroid camera sold for $89.75 in Boston at the Jordan Marsh department store. The Land Camera model 95 becomes the prototype for all Polaroid Land cameras produced for the next 15 years.
1956 – “The Price is Right” debuts on NBC.
1966 – “Walking Happy” opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances.
1975 – Fred Lynn becomes the 1st rookie to win MVP.
1984 – John W. Mercom, Jr. announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million.
1985 – Random House buys Richard Nixon’s memoires for $3M.
1995 – Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass.
1996 – Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4.
2003 – Concorde makes its last ever flight over Bristol, England.
2012 – The cost of Hurricane Sandy to New York is announced to be $32 Billion.
2013 – Due to a street tirade captured on video, Alex Baldwin’s show “Up Late with Alec Baldwin” is cancelled after only five episodes.
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