1782—George Washington first creates Purple Heart medal (original name Badge of Military Merit) as commander of the Continental Army.
1789—US Congress creates Department o War & Lighthouse Service.
1820—1st potatoes planted in Hawaii.
1882—Hatfields of south West Virginia & McCoys of east Kentucky feud, 100 wounded or die.
1909–US issues 1st Lincoln penny.
1912—Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for president.
1927—Peace Bridge between US & Canada dedicated.
1938—Leo Durocher, hits 2,000th Dodger home run.
1953—Eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet.
1959—The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the “sheaves of wheat” design.
1961—Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts USS economy will surpass US.
1963—Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st US First Lady to give birth (Patrick Kennedy) since Mrs. Cleveland.
1970—1st computer chess tournament.
1972—Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez and Early Wynn.
1977—“Shenandoah” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 1,050 performances.
1983—Some 675,000 AT&T employees strike.
1989—U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
1994—1st telephone link between Israel & Jordan.
2010—Jerry Rice is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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