1798 – US Sedition Act prohibits “false, scandalous & malicious” writing against government.
1832 – Opium exempted from federal tariff duty.
1850 – 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie.
1861 – Naval Engagement at Wilmington, North Carolina – USS Daylight establishes blockade.
1870 – The United States Congress grants Mary Todd Lincoln a life pension in the amount of $3,000 a year.
1914 – Robert Goddard is granted the first patent for liquid-fueled rocket design.
1927 – 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii.
1940 – Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmets with earflaps.
1946 – Dr. Benjamin Spock’s “Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care” published.
1951 – 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1959 – USS Long Beach, first nuclear powered cruiser launched at Quincy, Mass.
1965 – US Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km)
1968 – Braves Hank Aaron hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Mike McCormick.
1969 – “Easy Rider”. directed by Dennis Hopper, starring himself, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, is released.
1969 – The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.
1973 – Phil Everly storms off stage declaring an end to Everly Brothers.
1983 – US politician Crane (Rep-R-III) and Studds (Rep-D-Mass) admit to sex with pages.
1996 – “How to Succeed in Business…” closes at R Rodgers NYC after 548 performances.
2010 – 18th ESPY Awards: Drew Brees, Lindsey Vonn win.
2015 – Harpers Lee’s 2nd novel “Go Set A Watchman”, an early 1957 version of “To Kill A Mocking Bird” goes on sale in 70 countries.
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