1766 – London auctioneers Christie’s hold their first sale.
1776 – First US fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa) William & Mary College, forms.
1792 – George Washington re-elected as US president.
1879 – 1st automatic telephone switching system patented.
1893 – 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges.
1929 – 1st US nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, NYC)
1933 – 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, 18th Amendment (Prohibition of alcohol) repealed (5:32 PM EST)
1941 – Sister Elizabeth Kenny new treatment for infantile paralysis approved.
1941 – US aircraft carrier Lexington and 5 heavy cruisers leave Pearl Harbor.
1946 – US President Harry Truman creates Committee of Civil Rights by Executive Order #9808.
1955 – AFL & CIO) merge, with George Meany as president.
1956 – Thornton Wilder’s “Matchmaker” premieres in NYC.
1964 – Vietnam War: for his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.
1967 – Benjamin Spock & Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting against Vietnam War.
1973 – Cubs’ Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade.
1978 – Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies becoming highest paid baseball player.
1985 – Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time.
1996 – “Dreams & Nightmares” opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC.
2006 – Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million.
2008 – OJ Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
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