1635 – Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office.
1855 – 1st veterinary college in US incorporated in Boston.
1881 – Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
1919 – 1st jump with US Army Air Corps (rip-cord) parachute (Les Irvin)
1922 – WOI (Ames, Iowa) country’s 1st licensed educational radio station.
1934 – FDR signs Home Owners Loan Act.
1937 – 1st commercial flight across Pacific operated by Pan Am.
1940 – Glenn Miller records “Pennsylvania 6-5000”
1945 – US 5th army reaches Swiss border.
1957 – WSOC-TV channel 9 in Charlotte, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1961 – Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 years old, beats SF Giants, 1-0.
1963 – 17th Tony Awards: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” win.
1966 – 38th Academy Awards: “The Sound of Music”, Julie Christie & Lee Marvin win.
1967 – Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title.
1972 – Courts award 1968 Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner due to the winner being given drugs before the race.
1985 – Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 4h time.
1987 – NBA announces expansion to Charlotte, NC & Miami Fla in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989.
1990 – “Chorus Line” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 6,137 performances.
2003 – Andre Agassi recaptures the world no.1 ranking to become the oldest top-ranked male in the history of the ATP rankings (33 years, 13 days)
2014 – Craig Ferguson announces he will leave “The Late Late Show” at the end of 2014.
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