1526 – 1st slave revolt occurs in South Carolina.
1823 – R. J. Tyers patents roller skates.
1864 – US mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of “In God We Trust”)
1889 – Oklahoma land rush officially starts.
1898 – Congress passes Volunteer Army Act calling for a Volunteer Calvary.
1898 – US President McKinley orders blockade of Cuban harbors.
1906 – New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls.
1940 – Rear Admiral Joseph Taussig testifies before US Senate Naval Affairs Committee that war with Japan is inevitable.
1954 – US Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings begin.
1969 – 1st human eye transplant performed.
1970 – NY Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for total of 19.
1972 – Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride on Moon.
1976 – Barbara Walters becomes 1st female nightly network news anchor.
1981 – Largest US bank robbery in Tucson Arizona, more than $3.3 million stolen.
1986 – Consumer Price Index drops .04% for 2nd month in a row.
1991 – Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show.
1993 – Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1993 – The web browser Mosaic version 1.0 is released.
1998 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
2010 – 2010 NFL Draft: Sam Bradford from University of Oklahoma first pick by St. Louis Rams.
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