1899 – New Richmond Tornado: the eighth deadliest tornado in United States history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
1909 – “Shine On, Harvest Moon” by Ada Jones and Billy Murray hits #1.
1917 – United States Secret Service extends protection of the President to include his family.
1923 – Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down 40 feet above ground in New York City.
1931 – Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury.
1939 – Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
1945 – United States 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa.
1954 – Bill Haley and His Comets release the hit single “Rock Around the Clock.”
1957 – Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals plays in his National League consecutive game record 823rd game.
1963 – “Cleopatra” directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton premieres in New York City. Its $31 million production costs was the most expensive film ever made at the time.
1965 – Sonny & Cher make their first TV appearance on “American Bandstand.”
1975 – Oakland Athletics’ Billy Williams hits his 400th career home run.
1981 – Baseball players begin a 50 day strike. It’s their third strike since 1972.
1987 – President Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin wall.
1995 – Three Philadelphia Federal Court judges overturn indecency ban on the internet.
2000 – “X-Men” is the first film based on the comic book series, starring Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen, and premieres on Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
2009 – Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan: Pittsburgh Penguins edge Detroit Red Wings 2-1 for a 4-3 series win for their third championship.
2018 – AT&T’s $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner can go forward, according to a US District Court judge.
2023 – Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto hits for the cycle and becomes the first Phillies player to do so since 2004 in a 9-8 loss to the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
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