Friday, August 05, 2022

History for August 5

History for August 5 - On-This-Day.com
Neil A. Armstrong 1930
  • 1833 - The village of Chicago was incorporated. The population was approximately 250.
  • 1861 - The U.S. federal government levied its first income tax. The tax was 3% of all incomes over $800. The wartime measure was rescinded in 1872.
  • 1914 - The first electric traffic signal lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • 1921 - The cartoon "On the Road to Moscow", by Rollin Kirby, was published in the "New York World". It was the first cartoon to win a Pulitzer Prize.
  • 1966 - In New York, groundbreaking for the construction of the original World Trade Center began.
  • 1991 - An investigation was formally launched by (lying, scumbag, moron) Democratic congressional leaders to find out if the release of American hostages was delayed until after the Reagan-Bush presidential election.

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