159 years ago this day 1st US income tax
3% of income $600
5% of income $10,000
129 years ago this day Ellis Island opens as US immigration station
113 years ago this day was the 1st nad dropping signifying new year in Time Square
109 years ago this day Sun yat-sen forms the republic of made in China
87 years ago this day Nazi Germany passes the Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring.
75 years ago this day, ENIAC, 1st US computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert
63 years ago this day the First European Common Market began
60 years ago this day the Largest check ever issued from National Bank of Chicago to Sears $960.252 billion
54 years ago this day Q was born. Kek!
46 years ago this day World Population Year begins
41 years ago this day US and China begin diplomatic relations
37 years ago this day AT&T’s 22 owned Bell system companies divest into 8
36 years ago this day the internet’s domain names system was created
28 years ago this day 12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zone
27 years ago this day NAFTA went into effect
2 years ago this day Qatar withdrawals from OPEC after a 57 year membership
1 year ago this day Pro-Iranian protestors end siege on US embassy in Baghdad
Comfortably numb