Mozart and Monet die, the 21st Amendment repealing prohibition is ratified, the Montgomery Bus Boycott begins, and O.J. Simpson heads to prison, all on this day.
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Phi Beta Kappa
1776: At The College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is founded and becomes the first American college fraternity. It is also the oldest honor society for the liberal arts and sciences and among the oldest undergraduate societies in the United States.