1889 – William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut patents the coin-operated telephone.
1907 – 1st taxi cabs 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 initiates 8-hour work day.
1935 – Roller Derby is born when the Transcontinental Roller Derby begins at the Chicago Coliseum.
1942 – The ‘Manhattan Project’ commences, under the direction of General Leslie Groves. Its aim – to deliver an atomic bomb.
1950 – President Harry Truman gives military aid to the Vietnamese regime of Bao Dai.
1956 – Elvis Presley releases music single “Don’t Be Cruel”
1963 – Warren Spahn sets left-handed strikeout mark at 2,382.
1967 – “Bonnie and Clyde” crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway is released.
1981 – Last broadcast of “The Waltons” on CBS-TV.
1987 – Jackie Joyner-Kersee ties world record with 24′ 5 1/2″ jump.
1988 – United States beats Jamaica 5-1 in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup.
1991 – Vice President Dan Quayle makes a speech attacking lawyers at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association.
2000 – Canadian Open Women’s Golf (du Maurier Classic), Royal Ottawa GC: Meg Mallon wins by 1 stroke from Rosie Jones.
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)
2017 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Quail Hollow GC: Justin Thomas wins his first major by 2 shots from Francesco Molinari, Patrick Reed and Louis Oosthuizen.
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 the World Health Organization, with 364,808 reported against 129,239 in 2008.
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