On this day in 1971, the NASDAQ stock market index opened for the first time
On this day in 1978, proceedings of the United States Senate were broadcast on radio for the first time.
On this day in 1996, the U.S. Congress passed the Communications Decency Act.
On this day in 2013, a blizzard disrupted transportation and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.