1856 – Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio
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1897 – National Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association)
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1870 – Utah becomes the second territory in the United States to pass a law allowing women the vote, after Wyoming in 1869.
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1942 – Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold record for selling 1 million copies of “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
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1857 – National Association of Baseball Players founded in New York
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1945 – Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented (and never to be repeated) 4th term as US President.
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1973 – Bonanza, a television program that aired for 14 seasons finally aired for the last time on this day. Bonanza first aired in 1959, and was the first western to be seen in color. Lorne Green, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts, and Dan Blocker were some of the main stars of this show.
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1915 – US House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote.
