1813 – 1st US Rubber patent granted to Jacob F. Hummel.
1902 – Congress extended the Chinese Exclusion Act (of 1882) prohibiting immigration of Chinese laborers from territories to the mainland, a rule clearly aimed at Chinese in the Philippines.
1926 – France and US reach accord on repayment of WW I.
1931 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell no-hits St Louis Browns, 9-0.
1940 – 1st radio broadcast of “Young Dr Malone” on CBS radio.
1945 – US Army liberates 31,601 people from the Dachau Nazi concentration camp in Germany.
1953 – The first U.S. experimental 3D TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
1961 – ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” debuts.
1967 – “Respect” single released by Aretha Franklin (Billboard Song of the Year 1967)
1968 – “Hair” opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 1750 performances.
1970 – US and South Vietnamese forces launch an incursion into Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War.
1974 – US President Richard Nixon said he will release edited tapes made in the White House.
1981 – NFL Draft: South Carolina running back George Rogers first pick by New Orleans Saints.
1986 – Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners.
1992 – 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire win.
2004 – Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.
2004 – Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production.
2006 – NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Oilers.
2018 – Animated series “The Simpsons” surpasses 635-episode of “Gunsmoke”, highest number of episodes of any series on TV.
2020 – US GDP falls 4.8% for the financial quarter, officially ending the country’s growth streak. Worse contraction since 2008.