1899—Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O’Sullivan
1901—1st game played in baseball’s American League
1901—Denmark and the US sign a treaty under which Denmark will sell the Danish West Indies to the USA for $5 million, but the sale will be postponed until 1917.
1908—Gen. Baden Powell starts Boy Scouts.
1935—1st canned beer, “Kruger Cream Ale,” is sold by American company Kruger Brewing Co.
1936—Benny Goodman & orchestra record “Stompin’ at the Savoy” on Victor Records.
1950—Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history.
1952—1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks.
1962—Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1964—CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million.
1972—Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokol is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
1984—Apple Computer Inc. unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer.
1988—Cerebral Palsy telethon.
1989—1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex.
2003—The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
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