1863 – Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer)
1898 – The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
1901 – The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
1919 – “Barney Google” cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres.
1932 – Bonus Army, around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the US Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
1946 – SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St. Louis.
1947 – Pan Am Airways chartered as 1st worldwide passenger airline.
1954 – Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles by unanimous points decision in his 3rd world heavyweight boxing title defense at Yankee Stadium, NYC.
1957 – “So Rare” by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaks at #2.
1960 – Ted Williams hit his 500th HR.
1962 – US Open Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff with Arnold Palmer.
1963 – Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools.
1972 – Five men arrested after trying to bug Democratic National Committee office in Watergate Complex, Washington.
1973 – Dolly Parton records her song “I Will Always Love You” (later a huge hit for Whitney Houston) for RCA in Nashville.
1982 – US President Reagan’s 1st UN General Assembly address “We must serve mankind through genuine disarmament.”
1991 – Country entertainer Minnie Pearle suffers a stoke at 78.
1994 – O.J. Simpson doesn’t turn himself in on murder charges, LA police chase his Ford Bronco for 1 1/2 hours before he eventually gives up (seen live on national TV)
2010 – NBA Finals: Defending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 83-79 in Game 7 for franchise’s 16th NBA title: MVP: Kobe Bryant.
2015 – 9 people are shot and killed inside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a 21-year old gunman.
2017 – Bill Cosby trial for aggravated indecent assault declared a mistrial after jurors couldn’t reach a verdict.
2020 – First major breakthrough treating COVID-19 using steroid dexamethasone announced by Oxford University.
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