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1996 South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution

1994 U.S. Navy issues 1st permanent order assigning women on combat ship

1992 Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show"

1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight

1991 NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators

1986 William J Schroeder, (longest-survivor with permanent artificial) heart, dies at 54, after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump)

1985 Jack C Burcham is 5th to receive "Jarvik 7" permanent artificial heart

1982 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart

1977 John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S.

1977 U.S. House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

1976 Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

1973 Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in U.S.

1967 John F. Kennedy's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial

1949 United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters is dedicated

1947 1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (New Jersey)

1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins

1938 John Weston, born in England, diplomat, UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council, 1992 - 1995, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1995 - 1998

1937 1st permanent automobile license plates issued (Connecticut)

1934 Christopher France, British permanent secretary, Department of Health

1934 Peter Middleton, British permanent secretary, Treasury

1928 NBC sets up a permanent, coast-to-coast radio network

1924 Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years

1923 Peter Carey, permanent secretary, DTI

1923 1st permanent radio network-AT&T (WEAF New York and WMAF Mass)

1921 Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart

1917 Vernon Walters, New York City, U.S. permanent rep to the UN

1906 Karl Nessler demonstrates 1st 'permanent wave' for hair, in London

1901 Female Army Nurse Corps established as a permanent organization

1885 1st U.S. state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission

1862 Confederate Constitution and presidency are declared permanent

1638 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)

1607 1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Virginia

1565 1st permanent settlement in U.S. forms (St. Augustine, Florida)


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