1861—West Virginia seceded from Virginia.
1882—Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis.
1901—First woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)
1904—First New York subway opens.
1908—Billy Murray hits the charts with “Take Me Out To The Ball Game.”
1911—Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years….
1926—Harry Houdini’s last performance, which was at the Garrick Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
1929—“Black Thursday”, start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%.
1938—US forbids child labor in factories.
1939—Benny Goodman records, “Let’s Dance”
1939—Nylon stockings to on sale for first time (Wilmington, Delaware).
1946—A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
1954—Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.
1963—Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award.
1970—Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”
1982—Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match.
1989—Rev. Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud.
2003—Concord makes its last commercial flight.
2004—10 people, including 4 family members of Rick Hendrick, are killed in a plane crash near Martinsville Speedway. The plan was owned by NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports.
2012—Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Jamaica killing 1 person and causing over $59 million in damage.
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