1820 – 1st US eye hospital, the NY Eye Infirmary, opens in NY.
1846 – Henry David Thoreau jailed for refusing to pay taxes.
1887 – “Field and Stream” begins publishing.
1903 – James J. Jeffries KO’s James J. Corbett in 10 for heavyweight boxing title.
1911 – United States Senate leaders begin to rotate the office of President pro tempore (for the time being) of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye’s death.
1922 – 1st “old time” musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)
1935 – Social Security Act becomes law.
1945 – V-J Day, Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II (also August 15 depending on time zone).
1961 – Philadelphia Phillies lose 17th straight game.
1965 – Beatles tape an appearance for Ed Sullivan Show.
1965 – Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe” hits #1.
1968 – Montreal Expos officially become a member of National League baseball.
1970 – City University of NY inaugurates open admissions.
1973 – Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts.
1974 – Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold.
1980 – Democratic Convention in NYC nominates Jimmy Carter & Walter Mondale.
1990 – Denver votes for a 1% sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise.
1997 – Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh formally sentenced to death.
2011 – 93rd PGA Championship: Keegan Bradley shoots a 272 at Atlanta Athletic Club.
2015 – Most extensive face transplant surgery ever performed on Patrick Hardison by Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez at New York University Langone Medical Center.
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