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1842: Congress authorizes U.S. Naval Observatory; "Somebody's gotta keep an eye on those sailors!" agree representatives from coastal states.
1954: Census Bureau established, replacing the old "show of hands" method for counting people.
1988: Five-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins; when the lights come back on, grunge rock and the internet exist.
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