Today in 1790, Thomas Jefferson reported to George Washington as the new Secretary of State.
Today in 1891, a marriage in Kentucky ended the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. The dispute began with an accusation of pig stealing and lasted 20 years until a Hatfield married a McCoy…and the families agreed to disagree. Outsiders claimed that the disagreement caused at least half-a-dozen vicious murders. Richard Dawson revived the concept without weapons on the game show "Family Feud" in 1976. The last of the original feuding families died in 1984…but the legendary quarrel OFFICIALLY ended in 2003.
Today in 1946, the Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, the first Black player to join a National Football League team since 1933.
Today in 1965, over 3000 civil rights demonstrators, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., began their historic 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
Today in 1980, on the TV show “Dallas,” J.R. was shot. The following November, more than 80-million viewers (nearly as many as voted in the Presidential election that month) tuned in for the resolution of this tantalizing cliffhanger. Who did it? Ultimately, fans saw that Kristin Shepard (played by Mary Crosby) – aka J.R.'s scheming sister-in-law and mistress – shot him in a fit of anger.
Today in 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced to the U.S. Olympic Team that they would not participate in the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow as a boycott against Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
Today in 2013, the European Space Agency revealed new data that indicated that the universe is 13.82-billion years old.
Today in 2018, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company "made mistakes" after data on 50-million users was harvested by Cambridge Analytica.
Today in 2018, Austin bombing suspect Mark Conditt killed himself in chase with police in Austin, Texas.