Oliver B. Shallenberger received patent for an electric meter –
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act –
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed an eight point agreement known as the Atlantic Charter –
U.S. satellite Explorer VI transmitted the first picture of Earth from space –
The biggest blackout in U.S. history, affecting some 50 million people, engulfed New York City, Albany, Hartford, Toronto, Ottawa, Detroit, Cleveland and Ontario –
An estimated 65,000 fans attended Phish’s last concert –
First Lady Laura Bush announced that Cristeta Comerford was hired to be executive chef at the White House—the first time that a woman has held the job –
Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame –
Weather
The temperature in Kansas City, Missouri, reached 113 degrees F –
