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1817 – 60-70 ft sea serpent sightings reported offshore in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

1872 – 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward.

1894 – US Congress creates Bureau of Immigration.

1914 – US President Woodrow Wilson issues “Proclamation of Neutrality”

1922 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: 20-year old US Open champion Gene Sarazen defeats Emmet French, 4 & 3 in the final.

1926 – Weather map televised for 1st time.

1930 – Eastern Airlines begins passenger service.

1949 – Ralph Flanagen & his orchestra records “You’re Breaking My Heart”

1955 – Hurricane Diane kills 400 in US.

1956 – Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel” reach #1 in the charts.

1958 – TV game show scandal investigation starts.

1962 – Peter, Paul & Mary release their first hit “If I Had a Hammer”

1963 – James Meredith becomes the 1st black graduate from University of Mississippi.

1973 – Hank Aaron’s record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record.

1980 – KC Royals’ George Brett, batting average reach .400.

1984 – Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville, Florida, spills 2.5 million gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire.

1987 – Ohio health care worker Donald Harvey sentenced to triple life for poisoning 24 patients.

1991 – Hurricane Bob hits NC with 115 MPH wind.

2005 – Dennis Radar is sentenced to 175 year in prison for the BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) serial killing in Sedgwick County, Kanses.

2017 – White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon is fired by US President Donald Trump.

2019 – US President Donald Trump confirms he is interested in buying Greenland for the US.

2020 – California Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency as 27 fires burn across the state amid a continuing heat wave.

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