2014 Event Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to develop Ebola in the U.S., dies after 11 days in a Dallas hospital; he was sent home after an initial hospital visit despite stating he had been in West Africa, but he was admitted upon his return two days later 2014 Event A lawsuit against Lance Armstrong is dismissed; after he admitted to doping, the plaintiffs sued, claiming that they bought energy-drink maker FRS Co. believing that the drinks endorsed by Armstrong had been the key reason for his cycling success 2013 Event In London, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edin burgh is admitted to a hospital for an exploratory operation after experiencing abdominal pains 2013 Event As a precautionary measure, Queen Elizabeth II is admitted to the hospital for observation after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis 1994 Event Tammy Wynette admitted to the hospital with bile duct infection 1994 Event Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to the hospital for ulcer treatment 1994 Event Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose 1994 Event Doc Gooden admitted to Betty Ford Center 1994 Event Jacqueline Onassis admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment 1993 Event Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st U.S. team) 1987 Event Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg admitted using marijuana 1986 Event Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs 1984 Event Supreme Court declares illegally obtained evidence may be admitted at trial if it could be proved that it would have been discovered legally 1976 Event Angola admitted to UN 1976 Event 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo 1973 Event West Germany and East Germany admitted to UN 1962 Event 110th member of United Nations admitted (Uganda) 1962 Event Algeria admitted as 109th member of U.N. 1962 Event U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Miss 1962 Event Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN 1961 Death Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Association, dies at 74 1959 Event Alaska admitted as 49th U.S. state 1956 Event Japan admitted to UN 1956 Event Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled 1956 Event Autherine J Lucy admitted to University of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot 1942 Event New York Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games 1934 Event U.S.S.R. admitted to League of Nations 1922 Event Hungary admitted to League of Nations 1921 Event Estonia and Lithuania admitted to League of Nations 1912 Event Arizona was admitted to the Union as the 48th state 1905 Event Oklahoma admitted to statehood 1896 Event Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state 1890 Event Idaho admitted as 43rd U.S. state 1889 Event Washington admitted as 42nd state 1889 Event Montana admitted as 41st state 1889 Event Dakotas, Montana and Washington admitted to union 1871 Birthday James Weldon Johnson, lawyer, 1st black admitted to Florida Bar 1865 Event J. S. Rock, 1st black lawyer to practice in Supreme Court, admitted to bar 1864 Event Nevada admitted as 36th state 1863 Event West Virginia admitted as 35th U.S. state 1859 Event Oregon admitted as 33rd state 1858 Event Minnesota admitted as 32nd U.S. state 1845 Event Texas admitted as 28th state 1845 Event 1st black lawyer (Macon B. Allen) admitted to bar 1837 Event Michigan admitted as 26th U.S. state 1833 Event Joseph Pease, a Quaker, admitted to Parliament on his affirmation 1821 Event Missouri admitted as 24th U.S. state 1820 Event Maine admitted as 23rd state 1819 Event Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state 1817 Event Mississippi admitted as 20th state 1812 Event Eastern Louisiana admitted as 18th U.S. state 1796 Event Tennessee admitted as 16th U.S. state 1795 Event French admitted to Amsterdam without resistance 1792 Event Kentucky admitted as 15th U.S. state 1791 Event Vermont admitted as 14th state (1st addition to the 13 colonies) 1787 Event Andrew Jackson admitted to bar 1758 Event George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess 1661 Event Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge
