1836 – Davy Crockett arrives in Nacogdoches, Texas, to aid the revolution.
1854 – Steamship San Francisco wrecked off US eastern seaboard, 300 die.
1886 – “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde” by Robert Stevenson published by Longmans, Green & Co.
1914 – Ford Motor Co wages jump form $2.40/9 hour day to $5.00/8 hour day.
1925 – Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman governor in USA.
1927 – Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges the 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox.
1930 – Bonnie Parker meets Clyde Barrow for the first time at Clarence Clay’s house.
1940 – FCC hears 1st transmission of FM radio with clear, static-free signal.
1946 – “Show Boat” opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 427 performances.
1949 – US President Harry Truman labels his administration the “Fair Deal”
1957 – Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson announces his retirement rather than be traded to the NY Giants.
1957 – US President Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Middle East.
1959 – “Bozo the Clown” live children’s show premieres on TV.
1968 – Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law.
1972 – US President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on a manned space shuttle.
1989 – Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990.
1993 – Reggie Jackson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1996 – Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula announces his retirement.
2007 – Bill Cowher resigns as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
2019 – Golden State and Sacramento combine for 41 3-pointers in Warrior’s 127-123 win; set new NBA record for 3s in a game. Stephen Curry hits 10 triples while Buddy Hield leads Kings with 8, Justin Jackson adds 5.
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