New York City was temporarily declared the US capital in 1788. The hottest temperature on record, 136.04 degrees Fahrenheit, was recorded in Libya in 1922. Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to serve in both the US Senate and House of Representatives in 1948.
New York City was temporarily declared the capital of the United States. (1788) The Congress of the Confederacy set a date for the first presidential election at the Philadelphia Convention and named New York the nation’s capital. Washington DC, the nation’s current capital, was founded in 1790.
Henry Bliss became the first person in the United States on record to have died in a car accident. (1899) Bliss had just stepped off a streetcar when he was hit by a cab in New York City, crushing his chest and head; he died the next day.
The hottest temperature in world history has been recorded. (1922) The temperature at Al ‘Aziziyah, Libya, reached 136.04 degrees Fahrenheit (about 57.8 degrees Celsius) — in the shade. It remains the hottest temperature on record.
A peace agreement was reached between Palestine and Israel. (1993) Yitzhak Rabin, the prime minister of Israel, and Yasser Arafat, the leader of the PLO, signed the “Declaration of Principles” agreement and shook hands on the lawn of the White House in Washington DC
Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to serve in both the US Senate and the US House of Representatives. (1948) Smith was elected to the US Senate on this day representing Maine. She was serving in the United States House of Representatives for Maine at the time. She was also the first woman in Maine elected to either government body.
A Vermont railroad worker survived an accident in which a 10-foot iron spike impaled his head. (0.91) Phineas Gage’s survival and subsequent behavioral changes have inspired a great deal of research on the brain and psychology. He died many years later, in 1848. His skull with the iron bar impaling him is on display in the Warren Museum at Harvard University.
An Australian woman who claimed her baby had been killed by a dingo is being tried for the baby’s murder. (1982) Lindy Chamberlain convicted of murdering her 9-week-old daughter and sentenced to hard labor and life in prison.
The New England Patriots team and the team’s coach were fined for espionage. (2007) The team was fined $250,000 US Dollars (USD) and the head coach, Bill Belichick, was fined $500,000 USD for spying on the New York Jets.
English explorer Henry Hudson arrived at what is now known as the Hudson River. (1609) Hudson was exploring the 315-mile (507 km) river for the Dutch East India Company. The river was later named after him.
The highest point in the Eastern Alps has been climbed for the first time. (1850) Piz Bernina is 13,284 feet (about 4,049 meters) high and named after Johann Coaz, the hiker who made the first ascent.
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