1753 – George Washington becomes a master mason.
1821 – 1st edition of American magazine “The Saturday Evening Post”
1862 – US government collects its 1st income tax.
1909 – MLB umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting in the face of A’s 2nd baseman Eddie Collins who had questioned a call; 2 weeks later Hurst banned for life.
1914 – US declares neutrality on the outbreak of WWI.
1929 – Cleveland Indians, trailing 6-5 in 9th with 2 outs score AL record tying 9 runs, beat NY Yankees 14-6.
1936 – American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record.
1945 – American golfer Byron Nelson wins Canadian Open at Uplands & Thornhill CC for a record 11th consecutive PGA victory, on way to record season tally of 18.
1948 – 5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America’s poll tax.
1955 – President Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters.
1956 – Elvis Presley releases “Hound Dog”
1961 – Spokane, Washington reaches August record 108 degrees F.
1972 – Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Governor George Wallace.
1977 – US President Carter establishes Department of Energy.
1985 – New York Yankees retire champion Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Phil Rizzuto’s #10.
1988 – Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case.
1994 Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on NY parkway.
2005 – American Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day (52) announces his retirement from the saddle; $298m in career purses.
2015 – Robert Downey, Jr. named the world’s highest paid actor by Forbes Magazine (earning $80M). 4 non-Hollywood actors make the top 10.
2015 – Muppets Missy Piggy and Kermit the Frog announce the end to their relationship on Twitter.
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