1823—R.J.Tyers patents roller skates.
1864—US mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of “In God We Trust”)
1884—Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 years 9 months)
1889—Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were “sooner”
1898—Congress passes Volunteer Army Act calling for a Volunteer Cavalry.
1906—New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls.
1915—NY Yankees don pinstripes & hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time.
1940—Rear Admiral Joseph Taussig testifies before US Senate Naval Affairs Committee that war with Japan is inevitable.
1954—NBA adopts 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule.
1959—Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings.
1969—1st human eye transplant performed.
1970—1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources.
1972—Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride on Moon.
1981—Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts.
1981—Largest US bank robbery (Tucson, Ariz), more than $3.3 million stolen.
1991—Intel releases 4865X chip.
1991—Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show.
1993—“Who’s Tommy” opens at St. James Theater NYC for 899 performances.
1993—Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78.
1998—Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida.
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