1631 – John Winthrop is elected 1st Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1852 – Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school.
1897 – American baseball NY Giant William (Bill) Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game.
1916 – US pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft.
1917 – US Congress passes Selective Service Act, authorizing the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through compulsory enlistment.
1927 – Ritz Hotel opens in Boston.
1934 – TWA began commercial service.
1942 – NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II.
1953 – 1st woman to break sound barrier (Jacqueline Cochrane, USA).
1963 – “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul hits #1.
1967 – Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London.
1974 – “Streak” by Ray Stevens hits #1.
1977 – Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164.
1983 – Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program.
1986 – “Singin’ in the Rain” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 378 performances.
1990 – TV movie “Return to Green Acres” airs.
1992 – US Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs.
2004 – Arizona Diamondbacks’ Randy Johnson becomes 16th pitcher to throw a perfect game (2-0 vs Atlanta).
2008 – 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood win.
2014 – Adam Scott overtakes Tiger Woods as the No.1 ranked golfer in the world.
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