1684 – Patent granted for thimble.
1719 – Daniel Defoe publishes “Robinson Crusoe”
1850 – Paul Julius Reuter, use 40 pigeons to carry stock market prices.
1861 – The Union Army arrives to reinforce Washington, DC (US Civil War).
1901 – New York becomes 1st state requiring automobile license plates ($1 fee).
1914 – US President Woodrow Wilson is persuaded by Argentina, Brazil, and Chile to accept mediation in the conflict with Mexico.
1928 – Buddy, a German Shepherd, becomes 1st guide dog for a US citizen, Morris Frank.
1933 – US & Canada drop Gold Standard.
1949 – Michael Brown, rocker (Left Bank-Don’t Walk Away Renee).
1954 – Bell labs announces the 1st solar battery made from silicon. I has about 6% efficiency.
1961 – “Young Abe Lincoln” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 27 performances.
1962 – US Ranger spacecraft crash lands on Moon.
1970 – Freda Payne releases “Band of Gold.”
1974 – NFL moves goal posts & adopts sudden-death playoff.
1976 – Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues US flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire.
1978 – Supreme Court rules pension plans can’t require women to pay more.
1985 – Roger Miller’s musical “Big River” premieres in NYC.
1988 – “Nightime” goes on location to Jerusalem Israel.
1997 – Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th HR.
2009 – NFL Draft: Mathew Stafford from University of Georgia first pick by Detroit Lions.
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