1629 – 1st commercial fishery established.
1704 – 1st successful US newspaper; published by John Campbell.
1817 – 1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1853 – US Marine Hospital at Presidio (SF) forms.
1864 – Battle of Plymouth, NC.
1907 – Ellis Island, NY – 11,745 immigrants arrive.
1912 – 1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson’s “Ragging The Baby To Sleep”)
1924 – Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B. Mayer Co. merged to form Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM).
1937 – Debut of cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer J. Fudd & Petunia Pig.
1941 – US Office of Price Administration forms (handled rationing)
1951 – NY Yankee Mickey Mantle’s 1st game, he goes 1 for 4.
1956 – Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament.
1961 – 1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Castro.
1964 – Ford Mustang formally introduced ($2,368 base)
1969- Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
1983 – Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter.
1986 – IBM produces 1st megabit-chip.
1991 – Dow Jones closes above 3,000 for 1st time (3,004.46)
1997 – 115 year old John Bell receives new pacemaker.
2013 – 15 people are killed and 100 are injured after a fertilizer plant explodes in West, Texas.