1889 – William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut patents the coin-operated telephone.
1907 – 1st taxicabs operate in New York City, imported by Harry N. Allen.
1914 – Carl Wickman begins Greyhound, the 1st US bus line, in Minnesota.
1923 – US Steel Corp initiates 8-hour work day.
1942 – The ‘Manhattan Project’ commences under the direction of US General Leslie Groves; its aim – to deliver an atomic bomb.
1944 – Jackie Gleason – Les Tremayne show premieres on NBC radio.
1948 – The United States successfully defends its Olympic basketball title with a 65-21 win over France at the London Games.
1956 – Elvis Presley releases music single “Don’t Be Cruel”
1963 – Warren Spahn sets lefthander strike out mark at 2,382.
1967 – “Bonnie and Clyde” crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is released.
1977 – 1st test glide of space shuttle.
1981 – Last broadcast of “The Waltons” on CBS-TV.
1989 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Kemper Lakes GC: Payne Stewart wins first of 3 major titles by 1 from Andy Bean, Mike Reid and Curtis Strange.
1993 – US Court of Appeals rules congress must save all E-Mail.
1996 – Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 3.0.
2004 – Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.
2013 – “Crash My Party” 4th studio album by Luke Bryan is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2014)
2016 – American swimmer Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics as part of the winning 4×100 medley relay, his record 23rd gold medal.
2019 – Entertainment companies CBS and Viacom announce they will merge with a combined 28 billion revenue.
2019 – Measles cases have tripled worldwide in 2019 according to WHO with 364,808 reported against 129,239 in 2018.