1872 – The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.
1892 – 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa’s band (NJ)
1914 – Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce.
1925 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Olympia Fields CC: Defending champion Walter Hagen defeats Bill Mehthorn, 6 & 5, in the final; 3rd PGA crown overall, and 7th of his 11 major titles.
1934 – British liner Queen Mary is launched.
1944 – World War II: Battle of Arnhem ends in Allied failure as German forces link up on both sides of the Lower Rhine river and mop up last British resistance.
1947 – Happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor World Series.
1952 – Yanks clinch 4th straight & 19th AL pennant, beating A’s 5-2.
1955 – NY Stock Exchange worst price decline since 1929.
1960 – Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivers a 4-hour and 29 minute long speech at the United Nations.
1962 – TV comedy series “Beverly Hillbillies” premieres on CBS.
1970 – The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres.
1973 – Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic (Washington, D.C. to Paris) in record-breaking time (3h,33m)
1978 – NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms.
1984 – US President Ronald Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa.
1990 – Motion Picture Association of America creates new NC-17 rating.
1999 – Ryder Cup Golf, The Country Club, Brookline: US wins 14 1/2 -13 1/2 after trailing 10-6 going into the singles; win first 6 matches to set up victory; poor American crowd & team behavior heavily criticized.
2012 – Japanese automakers suspend operations in China.
2017 – World’s second largest gem-quality diamond, the Lesedi La Rona”, sells for $53m.
2020 – President Donald Trump nominates Judge Amy Barrett for the US Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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