1798 – US Sedition Act prohibits “false, scandalous & malicious” writing against government.
1798 – 1st direct US federal tax on states-on dwelling, land & slaves.
1832 – Opium exempted from federal tariff duty.
1950 – 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.
1861 – Naval Engagement at Wilmington, NC – 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 – 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted. (Robert Goddard)
1934 – NY Times erroneously declared Babe Ruth 700 HR record to stand for all time.
1940 – Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmet with earflaps.
1946 – Dr. Benjamin Spock’s “Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care” published.
1954 – 118 degrees, Warsaw & Union, Missouri (state record).
1966 – Richard Speck rapes & kills 8 nurses in a Chicago dormitory.
1973 – 102nd British Golf Open: Tom Weiskopf shoots a 276 at Royal Troon.
1975 – EPCOT Center (Florida) plans announced.
1977 – US House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
1986 – Richard Miller becomes the 1st FB agent convicted of espionage.
1988 – Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th HR into 7th place.
1996 – “How to Succeed in Business…” closes at R Rogers NYC after 548 performances.
2008 – “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale and Health Ledger, premieres in New York.
2015 – Harper Lee’s 2nd novel “Go Set A Watchman”, an early 1957 version of “To Kill A Mocking Bird” goes on sale in 70 countries.
About Author
