Today in…
- 1776 United States Declaration of Independence Signed.
- 1889 The Wall Street Journal is first published.
- 1923 Insulin Introduced.
- 1935 The first parking meter in the U.S. the Park-O-Meter invented by Carlton Magee, was installed in Oklahoma City.
- 1955 President Eisenhower signed a bill requiring use of the inscription ‘In God We Trust’ on all paper money.
- 1956 Elvis Presley scores his second No. 1 hit with “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You.”
- 1959 A 49th star is added to the American flag to represent the new state of Alaska.
- 1960 A 50th star is added to the American flag to represent the new state of Hawaii
- 1963 Zip Code Introduced in the United States.
- 1964 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed into law by President Johnson.
- 1969 Apollo 11, the U.S. spacecraft that had taken the first astronauts to the surface of the moon, safely returns to Earth.
- 1981 Prince Charles marries Lady Diana at a royal ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
- 2004 Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison.
- 2005 Lance Armstrong Wins 7th Tour De France.
