| 1634 | 1st tavern in Boston opens (Samuel Cole) |
| 1794 | 1st performance of Joseph Haydn’s 101st Symphony in D |
| 1805 | Louisiana-Missouri Territory forms |
| 1842 | 1st performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s 3rd “Scottish” Symphony |
| 1842 | 1st US child labor law regulating working hours passed (Massachusetts) |
| 1863 | Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences |
| 1869 |
University of South Carolina opens to all races |
| 1875 | Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen” premieres (Paris France) |
| 1885 | American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates |
| 1887 | Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller |
| 1918 | Richard Göring’s “Seeschlacht” premieres in Berlin |
| 1923 | Time magazine publishes 1st issue |
| 1931 | “Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes US national anthem |
| 1931 | Cab Calloway records “Minnie the Moocher” (Jazz’s 1st million seller) |
| 1933 | New York NY premiere of “King Kong” |
| 1955 | Elvis Presley makes his 1st TV appearance |
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