2014 Event Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies in a congressional hearing to investigate the recent intrusion of the White House as well as other security breaches under her leadership; Pierson stated that such incidents will not happen again 2013 Event U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee, Jack Lew, begins his confirmation hearing by testifying before the U.S. Senate's financial committee 1997 Event FCC makes available 311 for non-emergency calls and 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls 1990 Event Senate Judiciary Com opens hearing on confirmation of David Souter 1988 Event Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Governor Evan Mecham 1987 Event Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing 1987 Event Oliver North's secretary Fawn Hall tesifies at Iran-Contra hearing 1975 Death John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55 1952 Event 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale in Elmsford, New York 1946 Birthday Patricia K Kuhl, speech and hearing scientist 1927 Event Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox 1919 Birthday John Secondari, Rome, Italy, newscaster, Open Hearing 1919 Event American Association for Hard of Hearing forms (New York City) 1879 Event Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone
