1936
Pioneers in Cooperstown
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson were the first players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
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1802
John Beckley became the first Librarian of Congress. He was paid $2 a day.
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1845
Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven was published.
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1850
Henry Clay introduced the Compromise of 1850 to the Senate.
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1861
Kansas became the 34th state in the United States.
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1886
Karl Benz received a patent for the first successful gasoline-driven car.
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1963
Poet Robert Frost died in Boston.
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2002
In his State of the Union address, President Bush labels Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an "axis of evil."
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