1861 – US President Abraham Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus (US Civil War)
1877 – Rutherford B. Hayes removes federal troops from LA, Reconstruction begins.
1911 – Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore (for the time being) of the United States Senate.
1926 – In the Giants’ 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance.
1937 – 1st US social security payment made.
1942 – Tornado destroys Pryor, Oklahoma, killing 100, injuring 300.
1950 – “Tickets, Please” opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances.
1959 – “Today” show goes abroad 1st time (Paris, France)
1965 – RC Duncan patents “Pampers” disposable diaper.
1972 – Apollo 16 returns to earth.
1979 – George Harrison releases “Love Comes to Everyone.”
1982 – Trial of John Hinckley begins with the attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan.
1983 – Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3,509), passing Walter Johnson.
1987 – US Justice Departments bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering US, due to his aid of Nazi Germany during Wolre
1990 – Dodger pitcher Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery.
1997 – Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks.
2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center, in New York City.
2018 – German leader Angela Merkel has a 1-day trip to Washington meeting US President Donald Ttump.
2020 – Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 pass 3 million within the death toll at206
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