1778 – New Orleans businessman Oliver Pollock creates the “$” symbol.
1889 – 1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago)
1889 – NC Mutual opens doors for business.
1927 – 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master’s Voice.
1930 – American golfer Bobby Jones starts his Grand Slam season by winning the Southeastern Open by 13 strokes over Horton Smith at the Forest Hills-Ricker Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia.
1938 – Nescafe introduces their flagship brand in Switzerland.
1941 – US Navy takes over Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
1945 – Battle of Okinawa: US ground forces invade Okinawa during World War II in the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific theater.
1954 – 1st US Army helicopter battalion forms, Fort Bragg, NC.
1960 – 1st weather satellite launched (TIROS 1)
1963 – NYC’s newspapers resume publishing after a 144 day strike.
1970 – Federal Bankruptcy Referee Sidney Volinn declares MLB’s Seattle Pilots bankrupt: car dealer Bud Selig buys franchise for $10.8 million and moves club to Milwaukee (Brewers)
1970 – President Richard Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements from 1st January, 1971.
1976 – Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Job’s parents house in Cupertino, California.
1984 – PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 24 year old Fred Couples finishes at 277 (-11), 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino.
1986 – World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel.
1991 – US minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour.
2001 – Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal.
2012 – 47th Academy of Country Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, and Miranda Lambert win.
2019 – China announces new laws against fentanyl-related substances to come into effect May 1.
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