1817 – Gloucester, Mass, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore.
1838 – 1st US marine expedition.
1872 – 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward.
1894 – US Congress creates Bureau of Immigration.
1896 – Adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times.
1909 – Mayor of Tokyo Yukio Ozaki presents Washington, DC with 2,000 cherry trees, which President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River.
1919 – Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois.
1925 – Belgian & US sign treaty about war debts.
1926 – Weather map televised for 1st time.
1930 – Eastern Airlines begins passenger service.
1937 – 1st FM radio construction permit issued (W1XOJ (WGTR) in Boston, MA.
1944 – US 20th Army Corps conquers Chartres.
1956 – Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel” reaches #1.
1962 – Peter, Paul & Mary release their 1st hit “If I Had a Hammer”
1969 – Woodstock Music & Art Fair closes with Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsys as the final act.
1973 – Hank Aaron’s record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record.
1981 – “My Fair Lady” opens at Uris Theater NYC for 119 performances.
1986 – John Tesh’s 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight.
1991 – Hurricane Bob hits NC with 115 MPH wind.
2000 – A Federal jury finds the US Environmental Protection Agency guilty of discrimination against Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later inspiring passage of the No FEAR Act.
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