1635 – Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded.
1789 – President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York.
1861 – Robert E Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces (US Civil War)
1900 – 1st known occurrence of word “hillbillie” (NY Journal)
1939 – Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR.
1945 – US troops in Italy cross river Po.
1950 – 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5)
1952 – New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st relief game & hits his only HR.
1959 – “Destry Rides Again” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 472 performances.
1964 – Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0.
1965 – “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” single released by the Four Tops (Billboard Song of the Year 1965)
1968 – United Methodist Church forms.
1969 – Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy.
1972 – Apollo 16 astronauts explore Moon surface.
1985 – New Coke debuts; Coca-Cola announced it is changing its secret flavor formula.
1988 – Federal smoking ban during domestic airline flights of 2 hours or less.
1989 – CBS’ premiere of fact based “The Little Victims”, based on Newark, N.J. physician James Oleske as the first doctor to discover AIDS in children.
2005 – 2005 NFL Draft: Alex Smith from University of Utah first pick from San Francisco 49ers.
2013 – A 1% flash crash hits the US stock market after a news agency was hacked and claimed injury to President Obama.
2015 – Loretta Lynch is confirmed as the first African-American woman as US Attorney-General, succeeding Eric Holder.
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