1738—Bottle opener invented.
1817—1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford, Conn)
1850—City of San Francisco incorporated.
1861—Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by US President Lincoln (US Civil War)
1865—Abraham Lincoln is shot & killed while attending the play, “Our American Cousin,” at Ford’s Theatre.
1874—NY Legislature passes compulsory education law.
1877—1st telephone installed: Boston-Summerville, Mass.
1892—General Electric Company, forms & is incorporated in NY.
1896—1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece.
1900—An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hours.
1910—Taft is first president to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game.
1923—Insulin becomes generally available for diabetics.
1927—Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 home runs of season (off A’s Howard Ehmke)
1941—1st helicopter flight of 1 hour duration, Stratford, Ct.
1947—Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball (Dodgers)
1952—1st B-52 prototype test flight.
1955—Ray Kroc starts McDonald’s chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois)
1961—“Music Man” closes at Majestic Theater in New York City after 1375 performances.
1973—Walt Disney story opens
1975—1st appearance of San Diego Chicken.
1982—Apollo computer announces DN400, DN420, & landscape display.
1989—Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois.
1992—Jay Leno’s final appearance as permanent guest host on Tonight.
1997—Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams.
2013—3 people are killed and 183 are injured after two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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