1922
Senator for a day
Georgia's Rebecca Felton was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman U.S. Senator (though she only served for one day).
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1783
With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and traveling about 5 1/2 mi in 20 min.
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1789
North Carolina became the 12th state.
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1934
Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes opened in New York City.
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1969
For the first time since 1930, the U.S. Senate rejected a Supreme Court nominee, Clement Haynsworth.
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1973
The 18 1/2 min gap in the Richard Nixon Watergate tapes was revealed.
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1991
Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali was chosen to become secretary-general by the UN Security Council.
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