1870 – The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS).
1884 – Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny executed a patent application for a chemical recording stock quotation telegraph (U.S. Pat. 314,115).
1885 – The first Japanese arrived in Hawaii.
1895 – Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan.
1942 – Daylight-saving “War Time” went into effect in the U.S.
1960 – The first star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Joanne Woodward.
1997 – “The Simpsons” became the longest-running prime-time animated series. “The Flintstones” held the record previously.
By: Archa Dave
