1830 – 1st American built locomotive, “Tom Thumb” races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won!
1837 – Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce.
1861 – Battle of Fort Hatteras, North Carolina.
1907 – United Parcel Service is founded by James E. Casey in Seattle, Washington.
1918 – Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on umpire Tom Connolly.
1922 – 1st Walker Cup: US beats England, 8-4.
1939 – General Bernard Montgomery (“Monty”) becomes commander of 3rd “Iron” infantry division.
1942 -9th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 21, All-Stars 0 (101,100)
1953 – “Me & Juliet” opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 358 performances.
1957 – US Senator James Thurmond (Rep,SC) begins 24-hour filibuster against civil rights bill.
1963 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I have a dream” speech addressing the ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom’ civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
1964 – US weather satellite Nimbus 1 launched.
1965 – 1st Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
1968 – Police & anti-war demonstrators clash at Chicago’s Democratic National Convention.
1977 – Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year.
1981 – John Hinckley pleads innocent to attempt to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan.
1990 – F5 strength tornado hits Plainsville, Illinois, killing 29 and injuring 353.
2004 – A huge upset at the Athens Olympic Stadium in the men’s 4X100m relay; Great Britain 38.07 edges the United States 38.08 to take the gold medal.
2012 – Mitt Romney is officially nominated as the United States Republican Party’s candidate.
2017 – Matt Vogel makes his debut as the voice of Kermit the frog in “Muppet Thought of the Week” video.
2018 – Puerto Rico raises official death toll of 2017 Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975.
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