Sep 16, 2005 22:17
1)- Suggested date of the crucifixion of Jesus
2)Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.
3)On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
4)Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling - overnight - the size of the young nation.
5)- Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
6)- The Federal Industrial Institute for Women, opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
7)- Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to appear on television.
8)- Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day.
9) - In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is officially renamed Hoover Dam again.
10)- Anton LaVey founds the Church of Satan.
11)-Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aids H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and others have resigned.
12)- Michael Jackson's song "Beat It" hits number 1 on the Billboard music charts.
13)- The last episode of the Cosby Show airs.
14)- The World Wide Web was born at CERN
15)Ellen DeGeneres's character comes out of the closet on the sitcom Ellen.