1852 – George L. Aiken’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” premieres in Troy, N.Y.
1864 – Jesse James’ gang surprise attack train: 150 killed.
1892 – Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company.
1903 – Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.
1908 – Henry Ford’s first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1917 – Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St. NYC.
1930 – Cub’s Hack Wilson’s 2 HRs give him NL record 56 HRs.
1941 – US President Roosevelt launches the 1st Liberty ship, freighter SS Patrick Henry.
1945 – US General and head of the Allied occupation of Japan, Douglas MacArthur, meets Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo for the first time.
1954 – School integration begins in Washington, D.C. & Baltimore, Maryland public schools.
1961 – Sandy Koufax sets NL strikeout season record at 269.
1962 – Rachel Carson publishes ‘Silent Spring’ about the deleterious impacts of pesticide use in the US on the environment.
1963 – Lee Harvey Oswald visits Cubans consulate in Mexico.
1964 – Findings of the Warren Commission into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy released, find Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
1979 – US Congress’ final approval to create Department of Education.
1985 – Hurricane Gloria’s 130 MPH wind hits Atlantic coast.
1986 – Senate joins House of Representatives voting for sweeping tax reforms.
1989 – Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash.
1992 – Seattle’s Randy Johnson ties AL record for lefties with 18 strike outs.
2018 – US Senate hearing into alleged sexual assault by Judge Brett Kavanaugh with him and accuser Christine Blasey Ford giving evidence.
2018 – US Securities and Exchange Commission files lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of securities fraud.
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