1782 – Congress approves Great Seal of the United States of America and the bald eagle as its symbol.
1840 – Samuel Morse patents his telegraph.
1864 – Battle of Kinston, North Carolina and Battle of Abingdon, Virginia.
1895 – 1st female PhD from an American University, earned by Caroline Willard Baldwin (in science) at Cornell University.
1911 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) incorporates (NY).
1930 – 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake.
1936 – Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2.
1944 – Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency.
1950 – Joe DiMaggio’s 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2.
1960 – 12th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt win.
1960 – “The Huckleberry Hound Show” by Hanna-Barbera becomes the first animated program to win an Emmy.
1966 – Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman.
1970 – “Ray Stevens Show” debuts on NBC-TV.
1975 – “Jaws”, based on the book by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider is released.
1982 – Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz)
1988 – Supreme Court upholds a law that made it illegal for private clubs to discriminate against women and minorities.
1994 – O.J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldman.
1995 – Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), launches into space.
2017 – Tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence.
2017 – Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO after a shareholder revolt.
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