on this day

ALSO ON THIS DAY

• Lead Story

•  1985 Ireland allows sale of contraceptives

• American Revolution

• 1792 Postal Service Act regulates United States Post Office Department

• Automotive

• 1997 Kramer on “Seinfeld” adopts a highway

• Civil War

• 1864 Battle of Olustee

• Cold War

• 1976 SEATO disbands

• Crime

• 1974 Atlanta Constitution editor is kidnapped

• Disaster

• 2003 Rhode Island nightclub burns

• General Interest

• 1725 American colonists practice scalping
• 1962 An American orbits earth
• 1986 Chunnel plans announced

• Hollywood

• 1992 John Singleton nominated for Best Director Oscar

• Literary

• 1950 Dylan Thomas arrives in New York

• Music

• 2003 Fire engulfs nightclub during Great White show

• Old West

• 1902 Ansel Adams is born

• Presidential

• 1792 George Washington signs the Postal Service Act

• Sports

• 1998 Tara Lipinski becomes youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist

• Vietnam War

• 1968 Hearings begin on American policy in Vietnam

• World War I

• 1919 Amir of Afghanistan is assassinated

• World War II

• 1942 Pilot O’Hare becomes first American WWII flying ace