1659 – Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe).
1777 – Continental Congress, flees to York, Pa. as British forces advance.
1841 – Samuel Slocum patented the stapler.
1846 – Anesthetic ether used for 1st time by American dentist Dr. William Morton who extracts a tooth.
1867 – Midway Islands formally declared a US possession.
1898 – City of NY established.
1919 – Avery Hopwood’s “Gold Diggers” premieres in NYC.
1927 – Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th HR (off Tom Zachary).
1935 – Gershwin’s “Porky & Bess” premieres in Boston.
1950 – Radio’s “Grand Ole Opry” is broadcasted on TV for 1st time.
1953 – Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
1960 – Flintstones premieres (1st prime time animation show).
1962 – JFK routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi.
1968 – 1st Boeing 747 rolls out.
1970 – New American Bible published.
1977 – Due to US budget cuts, the Apollo program’s ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down.
1984 – CBS’ premiere of “Murder She Wrote”, starring Angela Landsbury.
1993 – US General Colin Powell retires at 56.
1997 – Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4.
2014 – A case of Ebola Virus reaches Dallas, Texas.
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