1777 – NY adopts new constitution as an independent state.
1828 – First American Dictionary: its author Noah Webster registers its copyright for publication.
1836 – Edgar Allen Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue” published.
1863 – William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press.
1865 – US Secret Service created to fight counterfeiting.
1865 – President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater.
1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt denounces “muckrakers” in US press, taken from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
1910 – President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day.
1925 – 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN).
1939 – John Steinbeck novel “The Grapes of Wrath” published.
1945 – American planes bomb Tokyo & damage the Imperial Palace.
1955 – Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform.
1964 – Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk.
1971 – President Nixon ends blockade against People’s Republic of China.
1973 – Acting FBI director L. Patrick Gray resigned after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal.
1980 – 52nd Academy Awards – “Kramer vs Kramer”, Dustin Hoffman & Sally Field win.
1983 – President Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue.
1992- “Guys & Dolls” opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 1143 performances.
1996 – 60th Masters Golf Tournament: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276.
2008 – 42nd CMT Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Trace Adkins wins.
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