On This Day In History
- 1628 - England's King Charles I grants a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 1789 - The first session of the US Congress is held.
- 1791 - Vermont is admitted to the Union as the 14th state.
- 1797 - John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of The United States, Thomas Jefferson 2nd Vice President
- 1801 - Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
- 1861 - Abraham Lincoln inaugurated.
- 1867 - Ida Gray Nelson Rollins is born. She became the first Black female dentist in the US.
- 1869 - The 42nd Congress convened with five Black congressmen, including Josiah T. Walls from Florida who was the first Black congressman to represent an entire state.
- 1877 - Garrett A. Morgan is born. This Black inventor came up with a belt fastener for sewing machines, the gas mask and the automatic traffic signal.
- 1917 - Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) took her seat as the first female member of Congress. âWeâre half the people. We should be half the Congress.â
- 1918 - First cases reported in the US in a deadly flu pandemic that eventually killed 675,000 Americans.
- 1933 - FDR inaugurated and Frances Perkins becomes the United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet.
- 1936 - The first - and last - flight of the Hindenburg.
- 1952 - Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis marry.
- 1960 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz divorce after 20 tumultuous years of marriage.
- 1966 - John Lennon says âWe (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus.â
- 1989 - The Louvre Pyramid designed by I. M. Pei is inaugurated by French President Francois Mitterrand.
- 1994 - John Candy dies of a heart attack at age 43.
Quote of the Day
âThis is the biggest housing package in the United States right now. This is it. This could be a model for other states.â
âGov. Spencer Cox
On the Punny Side
What do you call a piece of corn that gets promoted in the military?
A colonel
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