1675-John Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of GB
1681-King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn
1789-1st Congress declares constitution in effect
1791-Vt admitted as 14th state
1792-Oranges introduced to Hawaii
1793-Washington\s 2nd inaugration - shortest speech 133 words
1801-1st pres inaugration in Wash DC (Thomas Jeffersin)
1826-1st US RR chartered - Granite Railway in Quincy - Mass
1841-Longest inaugration speech - 8443 words - William Henry Harrison
1861-"Confederate States adopt \""Stars & Bars\"" flag"
1863-Idaho Territory established
1894-Great fire in Shanghai 1 -000 buildings destroyed
1902-American Automobile Association opens
1920-Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece
1933-"FDR inaugurated - says \""We have nothing to fear but fear itself.\"""
1934-Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson (SF) dedicated
1954-1st black US sub-cabinet member appointed - JE Wilkins
1955-1st radio facsimile transmission is sent across the continent
1959-Pioneer 4 makes 1st US lunar flyby
1960-Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz
1968-Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched
1977-1st CRAY 1 supercomputer shipped - to Los Alamos Laboratories - NM
1979-US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter\s rings
1980-40th hat trick in Islander history - Mike Bossy
1982-2nd double hat trick in Islander history - Bossy & D Potvin