1790 – US Patent system forms.
1841 – New York Times begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley.
1869 – Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9.
1882 – Captain William Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco & Hawaii).
1913 – Walter Johnson begins string of 56 consecutive scoreless innings.
1916 – 1st professional golf tournament held.
1930 – Thiokol synthetic rubber 1st produced in Yardley, New Jersey.
1938 – NY makes syphilis test mandatory in order to get a marriage license.
1949 – 13th Masters Golf Tournament: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282.
1955 – Dr. Jonas Salk successfully tests Polio vaccine.
1960 – Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill.
1964 – Demolition begins on Polo Grounds to clear way for housing project.
1968 – 40th Academy Awards: “In the Heat of the Night”, Rod Steiger & Katherine Hepburn win.
1977 – 41st Masters Golf Tournament: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276.
1981 – Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded.
1989 – 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr., George Strait, and K.T. Oslin win.
1989 – Intel Corp announces shipment of 80-486 chip.
1994 – 58th Masters Golf Tournament: Jose M. Olazabal wins, shooting a 279.
1995 – NYC bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more.
2012 – Apple Inc. claims value of $600 billion making it the largest company by market capitalization in the world.
2016 – 80th Masters Golf Tournament: England’s Danny Willett wins, shooting a five-under 283.
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