) ▁ ▁Chief ▁Justice : ▁Edward ▁Doug lass ▁White ▁( Louis iana ) ▁ ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives : ▁Champ ▁Clark ▁( D - Miss ouri ) ▁ ▁Congress : ▁ 6 3 rd ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁January – M arch ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁St . ▁Petersburg - T ampa ▁Air bo at ▁Line ▁starts ▁services ▁between ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁T ampa , ▁Florida , ▁becoming ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁air line ▁to ▁provide ▁scheduled ▁regular ▁commercial ▁passenger ▁services ▁with ▁heav ier - than - air ▁aircraft , ▁with ▁Anthony ▁J ann us ▁( the ▁first ▁feder ally ▁lic ensed ▁pilot ) ▁con ve ying ▁passengers ▁in ▁a ▁Ben o ist ▁XIV ▁flying ▁boat . ▁Abr am ▁C . ▁P he il , ▁mayor ▁of ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁air line ▁passenger , ▁and ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁witness ▁the ▁first ▁departure . ▁ ▁January ▁ 5 ▁– ▁The ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Company ▁announ ces ▁an ▁eight - hour ▁work day ▁and ▁a ▁minimum ▁w age ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁for ▁a ▁day ' s ▁labor . ▁ ▁January ▁ 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁S igma ▁frat ern ity ▁is ▁founded ▁at ▁Howard ▁University ▁( an ▁histor ically ▁black ▁university ) ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁Copy right : ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Compos ers , ▁Auth ors ▁and ▁Publish ers ▁is ▁established ▁to ▁protect