1883 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service in Roselle, New Jersey.
1922 – Geological survey says United States oil supply would be depleted in 20 years.
1923 – UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin and US Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellion agree to reschedule repayment of Britain’s $4.5 billion war debt over 62 years.
1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world’s first men’s briefs in Chicago, calls it the “Jockey.”
1937 – Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajoie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1940 – The Three Stooges film “You Nazty Spy!” about the Nazis released with the disclaimer “Any resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons, living of deceased is a miracle.”
1952 – NFL purchases struggling football franchise New York Yanks from owner Ted Collins, moves club to Dallas, Texas.
1955 – “Scrabble” debuts on the board game market.
1961 – First episode of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” is filmed.
1969 – 19th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: West beats East 10-7. Most Valuable Players are Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel and Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Merlin Olsen.
1971 – “No, No Nanette” opened at 46th St. Theater in New York City. It runs for 861 performances.
1972 – Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1978 – The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America would continue until 2003.
1988 – “48 Hours” premiers on CBS-TV.
1992- IBM announces a nearly $5 billion loss for 1992.
2000 – Michal Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships as a player, returns to the NBA, joining the Washington Wizards as part owner and President of Basketball Operations.
2013 – Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories.
2016 – Sarah Palin officially endorses Donald Trump’s presidential bid at a Trump rally in Ames, Iowa.
2021 – The US death toll from COVID-19 passes 400,000.
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