1649 – Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship.
1789 – John Adams sworn in as 1st US VP (9 days before Washington)
1794 – NYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British.
1836 – Battle of San Jacinto, Texas wins independence from Mexico.
1878 – First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn.
1940 – 1st $64 Question, “Take it or Leave it,” on CBS radio.
1945 – US 7th Army reaches Nuremberg.
1956 – Elvis Presley’s 1st hit record, “Heartbreak Hotel”, becomes #1.
1959 – Alf Dean using a rod & reel hooks a 2,664lb, 16’10” white shark.
1962 – Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington.
1965 – New York World’s Fair reopens for 2nd & final season.
1974 – 3rd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jo Ann Prentice.
1977 – Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6.
1982 – Dr. Michael E. Bakey performs 1st successful heart implant.
1984 – “Nightline” reverts back from 1 hour to 1/2 hour.
1986 – Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone’s vault on TV & finds nothing.
1989 – George W. Bush & Edward W. Rose become CEO of Texas Rangers.
1995 – FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh & charged him with Oklahoma City bombing.
2008 – The United States Air Force retires the F-117 Nighthawk.
2012 – Chicago White Sox pitcher, Phillip Humber, pitches the 21st MLB perfect game against the Seattle Mariners.
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