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1794 Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
1863 Thomas Crapper pioneers one-piece pedestal flushing toilet
1888 National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC)
1957 Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee
1966 Robert C. Weaver became the first black Cabinet member as he was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
1968 Beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam
1968 Country musician Johnny Cash recorded a live concert at Folsom Prison in California
1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song
1990, Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first elected black governor
1994 Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shawn Eric Eckardt & Derrick Brian Smith arrested & charged with conspiracy in attack of skater Nancy Kerrigan
2002 The off-Broadway musical "The Fantasticks" ended a run of nearly 42 years and 17,162 shows.
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