Today in 1789, George Washington concludes the 1st Presidential tour.
Today in 1955, actress, comedian and talk-show host Whoopi Goldberg is born in New York City. Goldberg earned an Oscar nomination for her Hollywood feature debut in Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple (1985) and went on to become the first-ever solo female host of the Academy Awards.
Lastly, in 1982, near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington after a march to its site by thousands who served in the conflict.
Source:
History.com