1768 – 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC).
1792 – George Washington casts 1st presidential veto.
1915 – Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in 26 for heavyweight boxing title.
1923 – Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts producing inflatable tires.
1925 – Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in NC due to an ulcer.
1948 – WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting.
1951 – Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, sentenced to death.
1954 – Elvis Presley records his debut single “That’s All Right”.
1959 – 23rd Masters Golf Tournament: Art Wall, Jr. wins, shooting a 284.
1961 – Barbra Streisand appears on “Jack Paar Show”.
1965 – 37th Academy Awards: “My Fair Lady”, Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) win awards.
1969 – Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
1972 – Baseball season is delayed due to a strike.
1974 – World Trade Center, then the world’s tallest building, opens in New York (110 stories).
1984 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421).
1987 – Fox TV network premieres showing Married with Children & Tracey Ullman.
1991 – Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23.
1997 – Steve Irwin’s “The Crocodile Hunter” debuts.
2009 – 44th Academy of Country Music Awards: Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley win.
2016 – PayPal announces it is cancelling a $3.6 million investment in North Carolina after the state passes anti-gay legislation.
About Author
