1868—1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes.1878—1st telephone introduced in Hawaii.
1890—Snow & hail in Calais, Maine.
1911—Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0.
1912—Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game.
1921—Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
1926—A convention of the Methodist Church votes to allow women to become priests.
1940—Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart (#1 is “I’ll Never Smile Again” by Tommy Dorsey)
1944—Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs.
1950—“Arthur Murray Party” premieres on ABC TV (later Dumont, CBS, NBC)
1956—Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs.
1964—1st surfin’ record to go #1-Jan & Dean’s “Surf City”
1969—1st men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11.
1973—The US Senate passes the War Powers Act.
1984—Vanessa Williams is asked to resign as Miss America.
1994—OJ Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife’s killer.
2000—The leaders of Salt Lake City’s bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering.
2014—Rory McIlroy wins the 2014 Open Championship (British Open) at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
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