Today in History: March 14

March 14th, 2008 Me

1794 – Eli Whitney patents cotton gin
1843 – Boston conducts its 1st town meeting (Faneuil Hall)
1888 – 2nd largest snowfall in NYC history (21″)
1913 – John D Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation
1923 – Pres Warren G Harding becomes 1st pres to pay taxes
1950 – FBI’s “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” program begins
1962 – Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals
1967 – JFK’s body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial
1983 – OPEC cut oil prices for 1st time in 23 years
1997 – Pres Clinton trips & tears up his knee requiring surgery



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