1792 – Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners)
1822 – Boston, Massachusetts, is incorporated as a city.
1883 – Alabama becomes 1st US state to enact an antitrust law.
1893 – Rudolf Diesel obtains a patent for his internal combustion engine, later known as the diesel engine.
1896 – Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield.
1904 – United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.
1927 – US President Calvin Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FRC).
1939 – 11th Academy Awards: “You Can’t Take It With You”, Spencer Tracy & Bette Davis wins.
1940 – Walt Disney’s animated movie “Pinocchio” released.
1950 – 7th Golden Globes: “All the King’s Men”, Broderick Crawford, & Olivia de Havilland win.
1954 – 1st mass inoculation against polio with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh)
1960 – Demolition begins on Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field (opened in 1913)
1964 – 6th Daytona 500: Richard Petty wins (154.334)
1971 – US army officer William Calley confesses & implicates Captain Medina during his trial for the My Lai Massacre.
1983 – USFL NJ Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 million)
1985 – Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game.
1988 – Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights & play up to 18 night games.
1991 – UNC is 1st NCAA basketball game to win 1,500 games.
2014 – 56th Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins (145.29 MPH)
2016 – US primary elections: Nevada Republican Primary – Donald Trump wins with 49.95%.
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