1860 – Pony Express began between St Joseph, Missouri & Sacramento, California.
1882 – Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks.
1910 – Highest mountain in North America, Alaska’s Mt McKinley claimed to have been 1st climbed by 4 local men.
1926 – Second flight of a liquid-fueled rocket by Robert Goddard.
1930 – 2nd Academy Awards: “The Broadway Melody”, Warner Baxter & Mary Pickford win. First time Academy Awards are broadcast on the radio.
1944 – US Supreme Court (Smith v Allwright) “white primaries” unconstitutional.
1948 – US President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries)
1953 – American magazine “TV Guide” publishes 1st issue, features on the cover the new born baby of actors Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Jr.
1958 – Fidel Castro’s rebels attacked Havana.
1962 – American jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races)
1973 – 1st mobile phone call is made in downtown Manhattan, NYC by Motorola employee Martin Cooper to the Bell Labs headquarters in New Jersey.
1983 – Nabisco Dinah Shore Women’s Golf, Mission Hills CC: In strong winds, Amy Alcott wins by 2 strokes ahead of Kathy Whitworth and Beth Daniel; first year tournament regarded as a major title.
1986 – US national debt hits $2,000,000,000,000.
1987 – Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualify record of 212.809 mph at Talladega.
1994 – 13th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech, 60-59; Tar Heels first NCAA title on 3-point shot by Charlotte Smith as time expires.
1994 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Ray Floyd wins first of 4 Champions Tour majors with birdie on first playoff hole against Dale Douglas.
2008 – Mariah Carey overtakes Elvis Presley’s record of 17 #1 hits with her 18th ‘Touch My Body’, only The Beatles have more with 20.
2012 – US President Barack Obama officially secures Democratic presidential nomination.
2017 – 79th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Gonzaga 71-65; Tar Heels point guard Joel DeWayne Berry II, 22 points.
2020 – US aircraft carrier captain Brett Crozier cheered off his ship after being fired for demanding more help for his sailors infected with COVID-19.
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