Isaac Asimov 1920
- 1892 - Ellis Island opened as America's first federal immigration center. Annie Moore, at age 15, became the first person to pass through.
- 1900 - U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy to prompt trade with China.
- 1929 - The United States and Canada reached an agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls.
- 1953 - "The Life of Riley" debuted on NBC-TV.
- 1974 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring all states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was intended to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries. Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.
- 1998 - Russia began circulating new rubles in effort to keep inflation in check and promote confidence.
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