1635 – Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School founded.
1789 – President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York.
1838 – English steamship “Great Western” crossing Atlantic docks in NYC.
1861 – Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces (US Civil War)
1900 – 1st known occurrence of word “hillbillie” (NY Journal)
1915 – ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA)
1936 – Carl Hubbell’s 1st start of season is his 17th straight win.
1949 – Courtesy mail boxes for motorists start in San Francisco.
1962 – Ranger 4, 1st US satellite to reach Moon launched from Cape Canaveral.
1964 – New York State Theater opens.
1968 United Methodist Church forms.
1969 – Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy.
1972 – Apollo 16 astronauts explore Moon surface.
1978 – Cincinnati Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 consecutive errorless games at 2nd base.
1985 – New Coke debuts: Coca-Cola announced it is changing its secret flavor formula.
1987 – 28 construction workers killed in an apartment collapse in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1988 – Federal smoking ban during domestic airline flights of 2 hours or less.
1992 – McDonald’s opens its first fast-food restaurant in China.
2013 – A 1% flash crash hits the US stock market after a news agency was hacked and claimed injury to President Obama.
2015 – Loretta Lynch is confirmed as the first African-American woman as US Attorney-General, succeeding Eric Holder.
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