United States history, facts and events.
Diego, a 100-year-old tortoise, was retired from a breeding program after fathering 800+ children.
The first prisoners arrive in Guantanamo Bay.
Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
Los Angeles was covered in snow for the first time in recorded history.
Amelia Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland.
The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.
Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
