In 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president. Burr became vice president.
In 1817, a street in baltimore became the first to be lighted with gas from America's first gas company.
In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its "one man, one vote" decision, ruling that congressional districts within each state must be roughly equal in population.
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Singer Marian Anderson (1902)
Sportscaster Red Barber (1908)
Margaret Truman Daniel (1908)
Actor Hal Holbrook (1925)
Actor Alan Bates (1934)
Former football star Jim Brown (1936)
Actress Mary Anne Mobley (1939)
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."