In History January 23: 1789: Georgetown, first United States Catholic College is founded. 1793: The Humane Society of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is organized. 1845: A uniform Election Day for the President and Vice-President is authorized. 1849: Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman physician in the United States. A patent is granted for an envelope-making machine. 1907: Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American United States Senator. 1930: George Washingtons birthplace National Monument is established. 1961: The Supreme Court rules cities and states have the right to censor films. 1973: United States President Richard Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end the Vietnam War. 1981: The first Richard Nixon Museum opens in San Clemente, California. 1984: Hulk Hogan defeats The Iron Sheik to become WWF Champion. 1986: Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. 1996: The first version of the Java programming language was released.
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