1831 – 1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania.
1846 – Texas state government formally installed in Austin.
1856 – Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gamier, Ohio.
1878 – Thomas Edison patents gramophone (phonograph).
1884 – Tornadoes in Miss, Ala, NC, SC, Ky and Indiana kill 800 people.
1906 – W.K. Kellogg & Charles Bolin found Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co. (later Kelloggs)
1913 – 1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box.
1922 – Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer.
1934 – US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months.
1942 – NY Yankees announce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games.
1953 – William Inge’s “Picnic” premieres in NYC.
1963 – Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize.
1974 – 1st American Music Awards: Helen Reddy & Jim Croce win.
1983 – Fernando Valenzuela wins his arbitration of $1 million.
1984 – “Doonsbury” closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 104 performances.
1985 – Mickey Mouse welcomed in China.
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