- 1790: President George Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union
- 1966: Robert C. Weaver became the first black Cabinet member as he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
- 1971: The sitcom "All in the Family" premiered on CBS.
- : Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first elected black governor.
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