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–
