1639 – Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders.
1848 – James Marshall finds gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California.
1901 – 1st games played in baseball’s American League.
1908 – Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes “Scouting for Boys” as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
1922 – Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson in Iowa (not an Eskimo)
1935 – 1st canned beer, “Kruger Cream Ale,” is sold by American company, Kruger Brewing Co.
1940 – “The Grapes of Wrath”, directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released.
1948 – “Music in My Heart” closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 124 performances.
1950 – Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history.
1961 – Edward Albee’s “American Dream” premieres in NYC.
1964 – 24th Amendment to US Constitution goes into effect & states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes.
1973 – Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1976 – 33rd Golden Globes: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, Jack Nicholson & Louise Fletcher win.
1984 – Apple Computer Inc. unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer.
1988 – Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $21 million.
1993 – US men’s Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis.
1994 – Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
2006 – Walt Disney International and Bob Iger announce it is buying computer animation film studio Pixar for $7.4 billion.
2016 – TV drama “The X-Files” returns after 13 years, reuniting lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson and produced again by Chris Carter.
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