1775 – American Revolution begins – Lexington Common, shot “heard around the world”
1782 – John Adams secures Dutch Republic’s recognition of the United States as an independent government and house he purchased in The Hague, Netherlands became first American embassy.
1837 – Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth.
1863 – Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War)
1874 – Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed by fire.
1901 – In the Philippines, recently captured insurgent leader Emilio Aguinaldo issues a proclamation advising his countrymen to end their rebellion and use of peaceful means to work with the US toward independence.
1919 – Leslie Irvin of US makes 1st parachute jump & free fall.
1924 – “National Barn Dance” premieres on WLS Chicago.
1928 – The 125th and final fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
1932 – President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week.
1945 – Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Carousel” opens on Broadway.
1948 – ABC-TV network begins.
1955 – The German automaker Volkswagen, after six years of selling cars in the United States, founds Volkswagen of America in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to standardize its dealer and service network.
1960 – Baseball uniforms begin displaying players’ names on their backs.
1965 – At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun’s glare, this cause the grass to die.
1972 – “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope” opens at Playhouse NYC for 1,065 performances.
1982 – Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut.
1993 – After a 51 day siege by the FBI 76 Branch Davidians die in a fire near Waco, Texas (accident, suicide, tear gas are disputed causes)
2011 – Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cuba’s central committee after 45 years of holding the title.
2013 – Boston bombing suspects killed and captured in Boston after 4 days.
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