1704—1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell.
1817—1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1861—Virginia secedes from the Union (US Civil War)
1864—Bread revolt in Savannah, Georgia.
1892—1st Sunday NL baseball game, Reds beat Cards 5-1.
1912—1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson’s “Ragging the Baby to Sleep”)
1925—NY Yankee Babe Ruth has ulcer surgery.
1934—New Fenway Park opens, Washington Senators beat Red Sox 6-5.
1941—US Office of Price Administration forms (handled rationing)
1956—Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament.
1961—Jimmy Stewart accepts an honorary Oscar on behalf of his friend Gary Cooper, who is too ill to attend.
1977—“I Love My Wife” opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 864 performances.
1983—Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter.
1986—IBM produces 1st megabit-chip.
1987—Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points.
1991—Dow Jones closes above 3,000 for 1st time (3004.46)
1994—55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins.
2013—15 people are killed and 100 injured after a fertilizer plant explodes in West, Texas.
2013—Same sex marriage is legalized in New Zealand.
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