Today, in 1923, Checker produced its first taxi at its Kalamazoo factory. Speaking of crosstown traffic and zoos, in 1967 the Monterey Pop Festival reached its climax when Jimi Hendrix set his Fender on fire.
And in 1798 John Adams passed the first of the Alien and Sedition Acts, relating to restrictions on immigration, which was opposed by many as being detrimental to American principles. Thankfully, we have evolved past such issues.