1823 – Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.
1825 – Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community.
1861 – Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy.
1870 – Construction begins on Brooklyn Bridge in New York; completed May 24, 1883.
1899 – The first known use of the word automobile, was seen in an editorial in The New York Times.
1918 – US Employment Service opens as a unit of Department of Labor.
1929 – 27 year old William S. Paley becomes CBS president.
1938 – March of Dimes established to fight polio.
1945 – US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa.
1952 – “Dragnet” with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV.
1961 – US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1970 – “Mame” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 1508 performances.
1973 – George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million.
1977 – Apple Computer, Inc. incorporates.
1985 – Mitch McConnell becomes Senator of Kentucky.
1993 – Junk bond king Michael Milliken is released from jail after 22 months.
1997 – Bryant Gumbel co-hosted his final “Today” show on NBC-TV.
1998 – Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke.
2004 – After hosting the show for over 30 years, Casey Kasem gives up the hosting duties of “American Top 40” to Ryan Secrest.
2014 – 80th Orange Bowl: #12 Clemson beats #7 Ohio State, 40-35.
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