1620 – Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims.
1635 – 1st recorded north American hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony.
1858 – Regular mail to Pacific coast begins.
1893 – US no longer allowed exclusive rights in Bering Sea.
1911 – Procter & Gamble unveils its Crisco shortening.
1923 – Mexico & US reaches accord over oil concessions of 1917.
1939 – “The Wizard of Oz”, American musical fantasy film directed by Victor Fleming and King Vidor, premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, starring Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Man), Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion), Frank Morgan (Wizard), Billie Burke (Glinda), and Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch).
1945 – US wartime rationing of gasoline & fuel oil ends.
1945 – Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually.
1955 – Hurricane Connie dissipates after killing 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland.
1964 – Mayor Daley declares “Ernie Banks Day” in Chicago.
1969 – Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in New York State on Max Yasgur’s Dairy Farm.
1971 – US President Richard Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices & rents.
1971 – Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open.
1979 – “Apocalypse Now”, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen, is released (Palme d’Or 1979)
1986 – US President Ronald Reagan decides to support a replacement for Challenger.
1989 – In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines.
1997 – Dow Jones drops 247.37 points.
2005 – 87th PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson shoots a 276 at Baltusrol Golf Club.
2010 – 92nd PGA Championship: Martin Kaymer shoots a 277 at Whittling Straits.
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