This Day in History

1673 Postal service between New York & Boston inaugurated 1813 Americans capture Frenchtown, Canada 1814 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, New York City NY 1939 Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University 1943 Temperature rises 49ºF (9ºC) in 2 minutes in Spearfish SD 1946 US President sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency 1964 World’s largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin 1969 Billy Preston becomes the 5th Beatle 1973 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 Roe vs Wade US Supreme Court legalizes some abortions 1988 Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1990 17th American Music Award – Milli Vanilli 1998 World League of American Football becomes NFL East]]]]> ]]>