On this day :

1792 White House cornerstone laid, 1775 Continental Congress authorizes first naval force, 1953 Worlds first traveling art museum opens in Virginia, 1863 Ohio voters reject Vallandigham, 1957 Popular scifi film reflects Americas ambivalence about nuclear weapons, 1999 Grand jury dismissed in JonBenet Ramsey murder case, 2010 Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground, 1775 Continental Navy established, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock saves Canada, 1843 Bnai Brith founded, 1977 Palestinians hijack German airliner, 1950 Jimmy Stewart stars in Harvey, 1943 Poet Robert Lowell sentenced to prison, 1975 Singer Charlie Rich protests John Denvers big win at the CMA Awards, 1845 Texans ratify a state constitution and approve annexation, 1792 White House cornerstone is laid, 1967 American Basketball Association debuts, 1966 McNamara claims that war is progressing satisfactorily, 1970 Sir Robert Thompson advises President Nixon, 1915 Poet Charles Sorley killed at Loos, 1943 Italy declares war on Germany,