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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.

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