Rosa Parks 1913
- 1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.
- 1861 - Delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL, to form the Confederate States of America.
- 1904 - The Russo-Japanese War began after Japan laid siege to Port Arthur.
- 1932 - The first Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake Placid, NY.
- 1957 - Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds.
- 1974 - Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
- 2004 - The social networking website Facebook.com was launched.
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