On This Day In History 1870 - Labor union activist Maud Younger is born. She was instrumental in the passage of the 19th Amendment. 1898 - Katharine Blodgett is born. A physicist and inventor, she was the first woman research scientist for General Electricâs Schenectady, NY laboratory (1920), first woman awarded a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Cambridge (1926) and received eight U.S. patents, most famously for inventing low-reflectance âinvisibleâ glass 1901 - A drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill in Texas hits an enormous gusher of crude oil and signals the start of the U.S. oil industry. 1917 - Suffragettes, the "Silent Sentinels," first protest outside The White House, in Washington led by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party 1920 - The League of Nations is instituted. It is officially dissolved in 1946 with the establishment of the United Nations. 1923 - President Harding pulls troops home from Germany, 4 years after the end of WWI. 1941 - FDR introduces the lend-lease program 1946 - The United Nations holds its first General Assembly. 1962 - An avalanche on the slopes of an extinct volcano in Peru buries 9 towns and 7 villages, killing more than 4000. 2000 - AOL-Time Warner formed 2016 - David Bowie dies of liver cancer, 2 days after his 69th birthday and the release of his final album, Blackstar. Wise Words âGod doesnât want us to be colorblind. He wants us to be color-blessed, because if weâre colorblind, we are muting the creative genius of our Creator." âRev. Derwin Gray On the Punny Side I spend my time telling people about the benefits of dried grapes. Itâs about raisin awareness. | 