1775: Benjamin Franklin becomes the first Postmaster General of the United States.
1788: New York becomes 11th state to ratify U.S. Constitution; pens in hand, the state's signers pause, glare at other delegates and demand to know, "Whadda you lookin' at?"
1908: The FBI is established.
1947: The Department of Defense is established.
1947: The National Security Act establishes the CIA.
1981: New York City Mayor Ed Koch is (successfully) given the Heimlich maneuver when he begins choking in a Chinese restaurant.
1991: Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) is arrested for exposing himself at an adult movie theater.
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