1692 – Five more people hanged for witchcraft (20 in all) in Salem, Massachusetts.
1791 – Benjamin Banneker sends a copy of his Almanac and writes a letter to Thomas Jefferson criticizing his pro-slavery stance and requesting justice for African Americans using language from the Declaration of Independence.
1849 – NY Herald reports gold discovery in California.
1891 – William Huggins describes astronomical application of spectrum.
1909 – Indianapolis 500 race track opens.
1914 – In a message to the Senate, US President Wilson urges the American people to be ‘neutral in fact as well as name.’
1934 – The first All-American Soap Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
1941 – Baseball Umpire Jocko Conlan ejects Pirate manager Frankie Frisch for coming on field holding an umbrella to get a rainout.
1944 – US 15th Army Corps occupies Mantes-Gassicourt at Paris.
1950 – ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch)
1955 – Hurricane Diane kills 200 & 1st billion $ damage storm (N. E. US)
1955 – US raises import duty on bicycles 50%.
1962 – Homer Blancos plays finest round of golf, shooting a 55.
1957 – NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to San Francisco in 1958.
1964 – Communication satellite Syncom 3 launched.
1967 – Beatles’ “All You Need is Love” single goes #1.
1976 – President Gerald R. Ford wins Republican presidential nomination at KC convention.
1984 – Republican convention in Houston nominates Ronald Reagan for President.
1993 – Mattel & Fisher Price toy companies merge.
2015 – US Food and Drug administration approves Female Viagra libido pill Addyi.
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