Benjamin Franklin’s paper, The Pennsylvania Gazette, ran an ad for the first issue of Franklin’s own Poor Richard’s Almanackβ
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.β
Iowa admitted to the Union as the 29th stateβ
Second chewing gum patent went to William Semple, a dentist in Mt. Vernon, Ohioβ
H. L. Mencken published A Neglected History bathtub hoaxβ
First sudden-death overtime game in NFL, Baltimore Colts vs. N.Y. Giantsβ
President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into law. It provided broad protection for threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants.β
The Endangered Species Act was signed into law by President Nixonβ
Endangered Species Act approvedβ
U.S. patent #4,000,000 was issuedβ
Weather
Temperatures throughout Iowa hovered near 24 degrees below zero Fβ
83 inches of snow on the ground in Bathurst, New Brunswickβ
A severe snowstorm with periods of near-zero visibility resulted in an incredible 1,000 traffic accidents in Michiganβ
31.5 inches of snow fell in 24 hours in Victoria, British Columbiaβ