1882

President Chester Alan Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese immigrants from the U.S. for 10 years.

1935

The Works Progress Administration began operating under an executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1937

TheGerman airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, N.J.; 35 of 97on board were killed along with a crewman on the ground.

1941

Comedian Bob Hope did his first USO show before an audience of servicemen as he broadcast his radio program from March Field in Riverside.