1869 – Margarine is patented by Hippolye Mega-Mouries for use by French Navy.
1904 – 1st Buddhist temple in US forms, Los Angeles.
1912 – British National Health Insurance Act goes into effect.
1916 – 22.22 inches of rain falls in Altapass, NC (state record)
1916 – Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington.
1922 – 26th US Golf Open: Gene Sarazan shoots a 288 at Skokie CC in Illinois.
1932 – US President Herbert Hoover cuts own salary 15%.
1934 – Continental Airlines commences operations.
1948 – Alcoholic Anonymous founded in Britain.
1949 – WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting.
1954 – 1st commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707).
1959 – The US steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
1963 – Barry M. Goldwater (Sen-R-Az) nominated for president by Republican.
1971 – US President Richard Nixon announces he would visit People’s Republic of China.
1980 – Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra’s record.
1988 – “Die Hard” directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is released in the US.
1996 – MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV.
2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape Communications Corporation. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
2005 – “Wedding Crashers”, starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn premieres.
2014 – 85th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Target Field, Minnesota.
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