1791-1st US law school established at University of Pennsylvania
1792-1st life insurance policy issued in US (Philadelphia)
1794-Revolutionary Tribunal abolished in France
1810-1st Irish magazine in US, The Shamrock, is published
1815-Rossini gets assignment for Il barbiere di Siviglia
1854-1st street-cleaning machine in US used in Philadelphia
1877-Thomas Edison patents phonograph
1917-Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia
1918-American Jewish Congress holds it's 1st meeting
1926-Facist national symbol elevated in Italy
1935-Detroit Lions win NFL championship
1939-1st commercial manufacture of nylon yarn, Seaford DE
1939-World premiere of "Gone With The Wind" in Atlanta GA
1949-Albert Camus' "Les Justes" premieres in Paris
1959-Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me"
1964-Canada adopts maple leaf flag
1969-San Francisco Fire Department replaces leather helmets with plastic ones
1970-South Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed
1993-GATT Uruguay Round completed
1995-Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland
1997-San Francisco 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16