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In 1991, children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as “Dr. Seuss,” died in La Jolla, Calif., at age 87. 1789: President George Washington signed a Judiciary Act establishing America's federal court system and creating the post of attorney general. 1869: Thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market. 1929: Army Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY-2 biplane over Mitchel Field in New York in the first all-instrument flight. 1960: The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Va. 1960: “The Howdy Doody Show” ended a nearly 13-year run with its final telecast on NBC. 1995: Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization agreed to sign a pact at the White House ending nearly three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities. |
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