In 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting, in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first House Speaker.
In 1853, cincinnati, Ohio, became the first U.S. city to pay its firefighters a regular salary.
In 1873, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in Novgorod Province, Russia.
In 1918, the Royal Air Force was established in Britain.
In 1933, Nazi Germany began its persecution of Jews with a boycott on Jewish-owned businesses.
In 1939, the United States recognized the Franco government in Spain following the end of the Spanish civil war.
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"Nobody ever died of laughter."
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Max Beerbohm, English critic and essayist (1872-1956)