1791-Bank of the U.S. opens
1792-In Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven (21) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn
1800-Washington DC established as capital of US
1822-Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US
1858-1st Canadian coins circulated (1￠, 5￠, 10￠ & 20￠)
1878-Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch"
1899-1st case of plague on Oahu HI
1900-National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing" is composed
1901-Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US
1913-"Mona Lisa", recovered after being stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911
1913-Hebrew language officially used to teach in Palestinian schools
1915-1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J.1) test flown at Dessau Germany
1920-Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse" premieres in Paris
1932-USSR & China resume diplomatic relations
1936-Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan
1946-UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr
1951-Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement
1961-Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA
1965-Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales)
1980-US's copyright law amended to include computer programs
1981-Wayne Gretzky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39)
1983-A truck bomb explodes at the US Embassy in Kuwait
1988-3 trains collide in London, 40 die
1991-Maastricht Treaty signed to create a European Community
1995-CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31
1995-NBA referees return to work after striking
1792-In Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven (21) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn
1800-Washington DC established as capital of US
1822-Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US
1858-1st Canadian coins circulated (1￠, 5￠, 10￠ & 20￠)
1878-Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch"
1899-1st case of plague on Oahu HI
1900-National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing" is composed
1901-Marconi receives 1st transatlantic radio signal, England to US
1913-"Mona Lisa", recovered after being stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911
1913-Hebrew language officially used to teach in Palestinian schools
1915-1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J.1) test flown at Dessau Germany
1920-Maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse" premieres in Paris
1932-USSR & China resume diplomatic relations
1936-Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan
1946-UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr
1951-Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement
1961-Martin Luther King Jr & 700 demonstrators arrested in Albany GA
1965-Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales)
1980-US's copyright law amended to include computer programs
1981-Wayne Gretzky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39)
1983-A truck bomb explodes at the US Embassy in Kuwait
1988-3 trains collide in London, 40 die
1991-Maastricht Treaty signed to create a European Community
1995-CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31
1995-NBA referees return to work after striking
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