1841 – President William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia after serving only 32 days in office, the shortest tenure of any U.S. President. Harrison was the first Chief Executive to die in office.
1887 – Susanna M. Salter became the first woman mayor in the U.S., elected by the people of Argonia, KS. Salter won by a two-thirds majority, but didn’t even know she was in the running until she entered the voting booth. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union had submitted her name.
1914 – The first known serialized moving picture, The Perils of Pauline, opened in New York City.
1949 – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established by 12 Western nations.
1960 – At the 32nd Annual Academy Awards, Ben-Hur took 11 Oscars, breaking the 20-year record of 10 held by Gone with the Wind.
1964 – The Beatles set a record by having all 5 of the top songs on Billboard magazine’s “Top 100” chart:
1) Can’t Buy Me Love
2) Twist and Shout
3) She Loves You
4) I Want to Hold Your Hand
5) Please Please Me
1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated while standing on a balcony outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN.
1981 – Henry Cisneros became the first elected Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city, San Antonio.
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