1792 – US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance.
1872 – Silas Noble & JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine.
1909 – The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded in Detroit, Michigan by retail titan Joseph L. Hudson and other investors.
1915 – Panama-Pacific International Exposition (World’s Fair) opens in San Francisco.
1923 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson becomes President and owner of the Boston Braves; buys the team for $300,000 with NY attorney Judge Emil Fuchs and Bostonian James McDonough.
1931 – Congress allows California to build Oakland Bridge.
1940 – Larry Clinton & his Orchestra record “Limehouse Blues”
1944 – Batman & Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers.
1952 – Emmett Ashford is certified to be first black umpire in organized baseball; has to wait until 1966 for MLB debut.
1962 – John Glenn becomes the 1st American to orbit the Earth, aboard Friendship 7.
1971 – “Mr. Hockey,” Gordie Howe scores a goal and adds 3 assists, including his 1,800th career NHL point, in 6-5 Red Wings’ win over Buffalo in Detroit; Howe’s 1,670th game.
1971 – National Emergency Center erroneously orders US radio & TV stations to go off the air. Mistake wasn’t resolved for 30 minutes.
1978 – 4th People’s Choice Awards: John Wayne and Barbra Streisand (Motion Picture), and James Garner and Mary Tyler Moore (TV) win.
1986 – LA Dodger Orel Hershiser is 1st to win a $1M salary by arbitration.
1992 – Ross Perot says he’ll run for president on “Larry King Live”
2000 – 42nd Daytona 500: Polesitter Dale Jarett wins his 3rd Great American Race ahead of Jeff Gordon and Bill Elliott.
2011 – 53rd Daytona 500: 20 year old Trevor Bayne, driving for Wood Brothers Racing, wins to become the youngest Daytona 500 winner.
2013 – Estonia becomes the first country to establish a national system of fast chargers for electric cars.
2020 – Trump associate Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months imprisonment for obstructing a congressional investigation.
2022 – NBA All-Star Game, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Arena, Cleveland. Team LeBron beats Team Durant, 163-160; MVP: Stephen Curry (50 points, record 16 x 3s)
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