1862 – John D Lynde patents aerosol dispenser.
1869 – American Museum of Natural History opens in New York City.
1879 – Milk sold in glass bottles for first time.
1913 – 17th amendment, requiring direct election of US senators, ratified.
1935 – Second Masters Golf Tournament: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282.
1935 – Works Progress Administration (WPA) approved by Congress.
1942 – Arnold Schoenberg & Tudor’s ballet “Pillar of Fire” premieres in NYC.
1943 – U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases to common carriers and public utilities.
1952 – US President Harry Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike.
1956 – Six marine recruits drown during exercises at Paradise Island, South Carolina.
1960 – US Senate passes Civil Rights Bill with measures against discriminatory voting practices.
1963 – 35th Academy Awards: “Lawrence of Arabia”, Anne Bancroft & Gregory Peck win.
1969 – 1st baseball game in Canada – Montreal Expos beats NY Mets 10-9.
1974 – Discovery Island opens at Walt Disney World, Florida.
1974 – Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaking Babe Ruth’s record in Atlanta.
1979 – 2o4th and final episode of “All in the Family”
1986 – Actor Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California. Makes his day.
1991 – Actor Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of the pancreas.
1994 – Smoking banned in Pentagon & all US military bases.
1997 – Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4 Beta.
2004 – U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testifies before the 9/11 Commission..
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