The National Congress of Mothers was established on Feb. 17, 1897. What is that organization known as today? Other notable events from this date in history: 1621 Myles Standish is elected as the first commander of the Plymouth Colony 1776 1st volume of Edward Gibbon's seminal work "The Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published 1801 US House of Representatives breaks electoral college tie by electing Thomas Jefferson as President over Aaron Burr 1864 Confederate submarine CSS H.L. Hunley sinks Union ship USS Housatonic at Charleston, South Carolina in the world's first successful submarine attack; crews of both vessels were killed [1] 1883 Arthur Ashwell patents 'vacant/engaged' toilet lock in London, England 1905 American educator and women's suffragist Frances Willard becomes 1st women honored in National Statuary Hall in the US Capital building, Washington, D.C. 1913 New York Armory Show introduces Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Marcel Duchamp to US public 1915 Edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded 1933 First issue of American news magazine "Newsweek" is published 1934 1st high school auto driving course offered (State College, Pennsylvania) 1943 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio enlists into the US army 1968 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, Massachusetts opens