Benjamin Franklin’s paper, The Pennsylvania Gazette, ran an ad for the first issue of Franklin’s own Poor Richard’s Almanack –
Vice President John Calhoun, having serious disagreements with President Andrew Jackson, resigned from office. He was the first U.S. vice president to do so. –
Iowa admitted to the Union as the 29th state –
Second chewing gum patent went to William Semple, a dentist in Mt. Vernon, Ohio –
H. L. Mencken published A Neglected History bathtub hoax –
First sudden-death overtime game in NFL, Baltimore Colts vs. N.Y. Giants –
President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into law. It provided broad protection for threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants. –
The Endangered Species Act was signed into law by President Nixon –
Endangered Species Act approved –
U.S. patent #4,000,000 was issued –
Weather
Temperatures throughout Iowa hovered near 24 degrees below zero F –
83 inches of snow on the ground in Bathurst, New Brunswick –
A severe snowstorm with periods of near-zero visibility resulted in an incredible 1,000 traffic accidents in Michigan –
31.5 inches of snow fell in 24 hours in Victoria, British Columbia –
