1992 Former silver Goodyear blimps are now painted yellow and blue
1991 Regis Toomey, actor (You're in the Army Now, Burke's Law), dies at 93
1988 Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley
1987 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format
1986 WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG)
1986 KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KBLX (now KBFN)
1985 KHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ)
1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials
1983 KMO-AM in Tacoma Washington changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)
1982 KGB-AM in San Diego, California changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP)
1982 Gaby Hoffman, actress, Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now and Then
1981 Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25
1978 New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks
1978 1st class postage now 15 cents (13 cents for 3 years)
1975 KTW-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX)
1973 Guy Middleton, actor (Fur Collar, Now and Forever), dies at 65
1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast
1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast
1972 Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire
1971 Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet
1971 KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast
1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins
1971 Tiffany [Renee Darwich], Norwalk Cal, singer, I Think We're Alone Now
1971 KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting
1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 1st class postage now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents)
1971 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast
1970 Tiffany, [Renee Darwisch], rocker, I Think We're Alone Now
1970 KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, Arizona (NBC) 1st broadcast
1970 KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast
1969 KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast
1969 WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast
1969 WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, NH (IND) 1st broadcast
1969 WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast
1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1969 KHOF (now KAGL) TV ch 30 in San Bernardino/Glenda, California (IND) begins
1969 WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
1969 WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
1968 KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, California (IND) 1st broadcast
1968 WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, California (CBS) 1st broadcast
1968 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
1968 WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast
1968 KPLM (now KESQ) TV channel 42 in Palm Springs, California (ABC) begins
1968 KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast
1968 KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins
1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, Tennessee (IND) 1st broadcast
1968 "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 220 performances
1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast
1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast
1968 KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast
1967 KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1967 "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances
1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting
1967 KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, California (IND) begins
1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins
1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS)
1967 WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast
1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, California (IND) begins
1966 WAEO (now WJFW) TV channel 12 in Rhinelander, WI (NBC) begins
1966 KIFW (now KTNL) TV channel 13 in Sitka, AK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1966 KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, California begins
1966 KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
1966 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1966 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting
1966 Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now
1966 WCMC (now WMGM) TV channel 40 in Wildwood, New Jersey (NBC) 1st broadcast
1966 Tracii Guns, rock guitarist, LA Guns-It's Over Now
1965 WEMT (now WVII) TV channel 7 in Bangor, ME (ABC) begins broadcasting
1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins
1965 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1964 KHQL (now KCAN) TV channel 8 in Albion, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 Tracy Chapman, U.S. singer and songwriter, Freedom Now, I Got a Fast Car
1963 Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes self-governing under Hastings Banda
1963 George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!"
1963 WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting
1962 WBJA (now WMGC) TV channel 34 in Binghamton, New York (ABC) 1st broadcast
1962 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 WNYS (now WIXT) TV channel 9 in Syracuse, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting
1962 KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast
1962 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Shirlie Hollman, rocker, Pepsi and Shirley-All Right Now
1962 Phil Lewis, born in London, England, rock vocalist, LA Guns-It's Over Now
1961 KMED (now KTVL) TV channel 10 in Medford, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
1961 Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps
1960 KWCS (now KOOG) TV channel 30 in Ogden, UT (IND) begins broadcasting
1960 KSOO (now KSFY) TV channel 13 in Sioux Falls, SD (NBC) 1st broadcast
1960 British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain
1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins
1960 WKBM TV (now WLII) channel 11 in Caguas/San Juan, PR 1st broadcast
1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1959 KOMC (now KSNK) TV channel 8 in McCook - Oberlin, NB (NBC) begins
1959 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast
1959 WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1959 KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW)
1958 Upper Volta (now Bourkina Fasso) gains autonomy from France
1958 KCOO (now KABY) TV channel 9 in Aberdeen, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast
1958 WETV (now WPBA) TV channel 30 in Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 WRIK (now WLUZ) TV channel 7 in Ponce, PR (PTC) begins broadcasting
1958 KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast
1957 KWRB (now KFNE) TV channel 10 in Lander-Riverton, WY (ABC) begins
1957 WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast
1957 WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast
1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957 Melanie Griffith, actress, Working Girl, Milk Money, Now and Then
1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins
1956 KFSA (now KFSM) TV channel 5 in Ft. Smith, AR (CBS) 1st broadcast
1956 WSYE (now WETM) TV chan 18 in Elmira-Corning, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast
1956 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting
1956 WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins
1956 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting
1956 Helen Terry, rocker, Now You're Mine
1956 KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland
1956 KHPL (now KWNB) TV channel 6 in Hayes Center, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast
1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting
1955 WHTN (now WOWK) TV ch 13 in Huntington-Charleston, WV (CBS) begins
1955 KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 KRNT (now KCCI) TV channel 8 in Des Moines, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1955 WHIS (now WVVA) TV channel 6 in Bluefield, WV (NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 KPUA (now KGMD) TV channel 9 in Hilo, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC/NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins
1955 KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins
1954 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast
1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins
1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins
1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954 KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1954 KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins
1954 Edward R. Murrow criticizes Sen Joseph McCarthy (See it Now)
1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins
1953 KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting
1953 WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins
1953 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast
1953 KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, ID (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union
1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins
1953 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins
1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins
1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins
1953 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins
1953 WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins
1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins
1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast
1953 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast
1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins
1953 KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, California (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins
1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 KTNT (now KSTW) TV channel 11 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins
1953 WLVirginia (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia (ABC) begins
1953 NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting
1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting
1952 New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yanks a 5-1 win at Washington He has now HRed in all 15 major league parks
1951 "See it Now" premieres on TV
1950 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast
1950 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins
1949 WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 WOR (now WWOR) TV channel 9 in NY-Secaucus, New York (IND) begins
1949 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 Ross Valory, SF, rock bassist, Journey-Who's Crying Now, Open Arms
1949 KNBH (now KNBC) TV channel 4 in Los Angeles, California (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast
1948 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins
1948 Daniel Seraphine, Chicago, rock drummer, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now
1948 WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast
1948 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast
1948 WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) begins
1947 KPO-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
1947 WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, D.C. (ABC) begins
1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1947 KSD (now KSDK) TV channel 5 in St. Louis, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
1946 U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx)
1946 Terry Kath, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now
1945 KLS-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)
1945 Linda Scott, singer, Hey Look at Me Now
1944 Robert Lamm, New York City, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now
1944 Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now
1944 WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast
1942 Derek Quinn, guitarist, Freddie and Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now
1942 Eduard Visser, Dutch writer, Fyffes are now called Chiquita
1941 WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1941 WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting
1941 Buffy Sainte-Marie, Maine, folksinger, Now That the Buffalo Are Gone
1941 Ground breaking for NACA (now NASA) Lewis Research Center
1940 Freddie Garrity, rocker, Freddie and the Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now
1940 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings
1940 Johnny Nash, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, I Can See Clearly Now
1939 Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now
1939 Eleanor Smeal, feminist/president, NOW
1937 Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry
1937 Ken Palmer, cricketer, 1-190 in only Test for England, now Test ump
1937 Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted an NFL franchise
1936 KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING)
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam
1936 Boulder Dam, now Hoover Dam, begins operation
1935 KTM-AM in Los Angeles California changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC)
1935 WFI-AM in Philadelphia Penn merges with WLIT as WFIL (now WEAZ)
1934 Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran
1934 Albert W. Hall, actor, Apocalypse Now
1931 Hockey's Hershey Bears (now with AHL) 1st game
1930 Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a HR, now a double
1930 WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia South Carolina begins radio transmissions
1928 Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City)
1927 Jane Withers, Georgia, actress, All Together Now, Josephine the plumber
1926 Charles Denner, Tarnow Poland, actor, And Now My Love
1925 Peter Sellers, born in England, actor, not now, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther
1925 Czarina re-christened Stalingrad (now Volgograd)
1925 Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR)
1917 1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce
1916 Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract
1915 Exposition (now Civic) Auditorium dedicated, SF
1913 Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing)
1912 William Douglas-Home, playwright, Now .. Barabbas
1910 Carmine Coppola, composer and conductor, Godfather II, Apocalypse Now
1904 Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
1901 Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast
1900 Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League
1897 Automobile Club of Great Britain established (now: Royal Auto Club)
1891 British Central African Protectorate (now Malawi) forms
1863 Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho)
1858 Confederacion Granadina (now Colombia) forms
1853 Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico
1848 Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands)
1845 Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis
1835 1st building constructed at Yerba Buena (now SF)
1834 Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
1791 Jose Maria Narvaez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC)
1788 Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded
1778 Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii])
1773 Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable found settlement now known as Chicago
1691 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth
1682 William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania
1674 Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago
1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US
1644 England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island)
1628 1st deportation from what is now U.S., Thomas Morton from Mass
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