1792—George Washington casts 1st presidential veto.
1806—Isaac Quintard patents apple cider.
1862—Siege of Yorktown, Va.
1923—Firestone Company put their inflatable tires into production.
1927—Johnny Weissmuller set records in100 & 200 meter free style.
1936—Tupelo Mississippi virtually annihilated by a tornado, 216 die.
1941—In San Francisco, Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses.
1948—WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting.
1949—Firestone Theater debuts on television.
1954—Elvis Presley records his debut single “That’s All Right”
1961—Barbara Streisand appears on “Jack Paar Show Show.
1963—Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)
1969—Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstration occur in many US cities.
1974—Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)
1979—Baltimore Manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper.
1987—Fox TV network premieres showing Married with Children and Tracey Ullman.
1993—Construction begins on Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1997—Steve Irwin’s “The Crocodile Hunter” debuts.
2003—18th Soap Opera Digest Awards – General Hospital wins.
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