1775 — U.S. Navy established
1787 — Federalist letters start appearing in NY newspapers
1795 — Treaty of San Lorenzo, provides free navigation of Mississippi
1810 — U.S. annexes West Florida from Spain
1904 — World's 1st subway, the IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in NYC, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel
1916 — First published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)
1925 — Water skis patented by Fred Waller
1938 — DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon"
1948 — Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev
1972 — Golden Gate National Recreation Area created
1979 — St Vincent & the Grenadines becomes independent of UK (Nat'l Day)
1982 — China announces its population at 1 billion people plus
1985 — Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's
1987 — South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution