1772 – New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine.
1872 – The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.
1890 – US stops minting $1 & 3 gold coin & 3 cent piece.
1914 – Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce.
1921 – Yankees Babe Ruth hits HRs 57 & 58 to beat Indians 8-7.
1933 – Sidney Kingsley’s “Men in White” premieres in NYC.
1952 – Yanks clinch 4th straight & 19th American League pennant, beating A’s 5-2.
1953 – US & Spain sign defense treaty (4 US bases in Spain)
1955 – NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929.
1960 – 1st of 4 TV debates, Nixon & Kennedy took place in Chicago.
1960 – Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivers a 4 hour and 29 minute long speech at the United Nations.
1962 – LA Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills becomes first player in MLB history to steal 100 bases (en route to 104)
1965 – Minnesota gains its 1st American League pennant by defeating Washington, 2-1.
1968 – St Louis Cards’ Bob Gibson’s 13th shutout ends with 1.12 ERA.
1972 – American Museum of Immigration dedicated.
1984 – President Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa.
1986 – Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam’s bad dream (erases all of last season)
1988 – NYC’s Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark.
1996 – Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), lands.
2016 – First US Presidential debate: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton vs Republican Donald Trump at Hofstra University.
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