1776—Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina.
1811—1st US colonists on Pacific coast arrive at Cape Disappointment, WA.
1844—Texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States.
1861—Fort Sumter, SC is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War.
1869—North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law.
1872—Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)
1877—Catcher’s mask 1st used in a baseball game.
1892—George C. Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter.
1898—Army transfers Yerba Buena Island in SF Bay to Navy.
1909—Philadelphia’s Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium) opens.
1938—1st US law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses.
1942—9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280.
1945—Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd president.
1954—Bill Haley & Comets records “Rock Around Clock”
1960—Bill Veeck & Chicago Comiskey Park debuts “Exploding Scoreboard”
1966—1st B-52 bombing on North Vietnam.
1970—Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio.
1975—Linda Ronstadt releases “When Will I Be Loved”
1981—Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic.
1987—Texaco files for bankruptcy.
1991—US announces closing of 31 major US military bases.
1999—US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving “intentionally false statements” in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
2009—U.S. Navy rescues Captain Richard Phillips, killing three pirates and capturing a fourth.
2014—The new drug, ABT-450, with a 90-95% success rate for treating Hepatitis C, is announced.
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