- 1773: The first public museum in America was established, in Charleston, S.C.
- 1948: The Supreme Court ruled that states could not discriminate against law-school applicants because of race.
- 1971: The sitcom "All in the Family" premiered on CBS.
- 1986: Space shuttle Columbia blasted off with a crew that included the first Hispanic-American in space, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.
- 1991: A divided Congress gave President George H.W. Bush the authority to use force to expel Iraq from Kuwait. The Senate vote was 52-47; the House followed suit 250-183.
- 1998: Nineteen European nations signed a treaty in Paris opposing human cloning.
- 1998: Linda Tripp provided Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's office with taped conversations between herself and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
- 2000: The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, gave police broad authority to stop and question people who run at the sight of an officer.
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