1780—British decisively defeat Americans in Battle of Camden, SC.
1842—US Government takes over NYC operations of the City Dispatch Post…the first congressionally authorized local postage delivery.
1861—President Lincoln prohibits Union states from trading with Confederacy.
1870—Fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn’t an optical illusion.
ll898—Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster.
1914—World War I: Battle of Cer begins.
1920—Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yanks’ Carl Mays pitch: he dies next day, only major league fatality.
1934—US ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915)
1947—Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pittsburgh Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs.
1954—“Sports Illustrated” magazine begins publishing.
1954—Jack Paar replaces Walter Cronkite as host of “The Morning Show” on CBS-TV.
1962—Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatles’ drummer.
1966—The Monkees’ first single, “Last Train to Clarksville,” was released.
1969—Second day of the Woodstock rock festival in NY.
1975—“Rodgers & Hart” closes at Helen Hart Theater NYC after 108 performances.
1977—Elvis Presley dies of a heart attack at the age of 42 in Memphis, TN.
1987—Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives)
1988—IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence.
1991—President Bush declares recession is near an end.
2003—US Representative from South Dakota Bill Janklow hits and kills a motorcyclist with his car at a rural intersection near Trent, South Dakota; he will eventually be convicted of manslaughter and will resign from Congress.
2012—Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, is granted political asylum by Ecuador.
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