California Uber Alles

Lotsa historical crap happened on this date, including: 1776: The Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation to the United States of America, from the United Colonies. 1850: California became the 31st state. 1893: President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Esther Cleveland, became the first president's child to be born in the White House. 1926: The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America. 1948: The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was created. 1956: Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1957: President Eisenhower signed into law the first civil rights law to pass Congrefs since Reconstruction. 1969: Your Editor's male parental unit, driving while legally drunk, tried to pass someone on a curve & paid for it w/ his life. 1971: The Attica prison rebellion began, leading to 43 deaths. 1976: Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.