1565 – Oldest city in the US established – St. Augustine, Florida.
1609 – English explorer Henry Hudson, discovers & explores Delaware Bay.
1837 – Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce.
1861 – Battle of Fort Hatteras, NC.
1898 – Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink “Pepsi Cola”.
1907 – United Parcel Service is founded by James E. Causey in Seattle, Washington.
1918 – Tris Speaker suspended for the season due to assault on umpire Tom Connolly.
1937 – Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
1950 – Earle & Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A’s from Connie Mack, Jr.
1957 – US Senator James (Strom) Thurmond (Rep, SC) begins 24-hr filibuster against civil rights bill.
1963 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I have a dream speech” addressing civil right march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.
1965 – 1st Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1970 – “I’ll Be There” single by The Jackson 5 is released.
1973 – “Monster Mash” goes gold.
1977 – NY Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men & beats Texas Rangers 1-0.
1981 – John Hinckley, Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to assassinate President Reagan.
1986 – Tina Turner’s star unveiled in Hollywood.
1990 – F5 strength tornado hits Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people and injuring 353.
1994 – 94th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods.
2012 – Mitt Romney is officially nominated as the United States Republican Party’s candidate.