TODAY IN HISTORY

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In 1898, as tensions with Spain continued to rise, President McKinley asked Congress to authorize military intervention in CUba.

In 1899, the treaty ending the Spanish-American War was declared in effect.

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In 1775, the first American society for the abolition of slavery was formed in Philadelphia.

In 1828, the first edition of Noah Webster's "American Dictionary of the English Language" was pubished.

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In 1817, the first American school for the deaf opened in Hartford, Conn.

In 1850, the city of San Francisco was incorporated.

In 1861, three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, S. C., President Lincoln declared a state of insurrection and called out Union Troops.

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In 1862, President Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia.

In 1935, the radio comedy program "Fibber McGee and Molly" premiered on the NBC Blue Network.

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In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning America colonists that the British were coming.

In 1907, San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel opened a year to the day after the earthquake.

In 1934, the first laundromat (called a washateria) opened, in Fort Worth Texas.

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In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, which provided for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.

In 1789, John Adams was sworn in as the first vice president of the United Staes.

In 1836, an army of Texans led by Sam Houston, defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence.

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In 1864,Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on coins.

In 1938, 45 workers were killed in a coal mine explosion at Keen Moutain in Buchanan County, Va.

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In 1898, the United States formally declared war on Spain.

In 1901, New York Gov. Benjamin Barker Odell Jr. signed an automoble registration bill which imposed a 15 mph speed limit on highways.

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In 1789, George washington took office in New York as the first president of the United States.

In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for 60 million francs, the equivalent of about $15 million.

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In 1863, Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va., he died eight days later.

In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was organized.

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In 1891, Carnegie Hall (then named "Music Hall") had its official opening night in New York City.

In 1904, Cy Young pitched the American League's first perfect game as the Boston Americans defeated the Philadephia Athletics, 3-0.

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In 1935, the Works Progress Administration began operating.

In 1981, Yale architecture student Maya Ying was named winner of a competion to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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In 1884, the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S, Truman, was born near Lamar, Mo.

In 1962, the musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum" opened on Broadway.

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In 1945, U.S. officials announced that a midnight entertainment curfew was being lifted immediately.

In 1958, "Vertigo," Alfred Hitchcock's eerie thriller starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, premiered in San Francsco, the movie's setting.

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In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderrogo, N.Y.

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In 1804, the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory left camp near St. Louis

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In 1911, the Supreme court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oi Co. ruling it was a monopoly in violatiopn of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

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In 1866, Congress authorized minting of the first 5-cent piece, also known as the "Shield nickel."

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In 1964, the State Department disclosed that 40 hidden micropnones had been found in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

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In 1832, the Democratic National Convention got under way, in Baltimore.