1869 – 1st carload of rail freight (boots & shoes) arrives in San Francisco, from Boston after a 16-day trip.
1904 – Automobile tire chain patented.
1914 – Japan declares war on Germany in World War I.
1919 – “Gasoline Alley” cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune.
1923 – Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
1936 – 17 year old Bob Feller’s 1st game, he strikes out 15 St. Louis Browns.
1944 – British General Bernard Montgomery consults with US Generals Omar Bradley and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1948 – World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries.
1954 – First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
1962 – 1st Europe-US live TV program (via Telstar)
1968 – Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement (temporarily)
1972 – Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates Vice President Spiro Agnew but not unanimously; 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley.
1980 – Charles O. Finley sells Oakland A’s MLB franchise for $12.7m to Walter Haas Jr. (owner & CEO at Levi Strauss)
1990 – US begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf.
1992 – Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons.
1996 – Osama bin Laden issues message entitled “A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.”
2005 – Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane.
2009 – Solheim Cup Women’s Golf, Rich Harvest Farms: US wins 3rd consecutive Cup 16-12; win 8 of 12 singles to dominate final day.
2017 – World’s driest place, the Atacama desert in Chile blooms after unexpected rainfall.
2020 – President Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway announces she is stepping away from the White House for family reasons.
2020 – US Republican party convention begins by formally renominating Donald Trump for a second presidential term.
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