1829 – William Austin Burt patents America’s first “typographer” (typewriter).
1872 – African American inventor Elijah McCoy is granted a patent for lubricators for steam-engines.
1904 – Ice cream cone created during St Louis World Fair – the first cone reportedly by Charles E. Menches.
1925 – NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers.
1931 – France announces it can’t afford to send a team to 1932 Olympics.
1943 – US 45th Infantry division occupies north coast of Termini (Sicily)
1947 – 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
1956 – Joe Cronin & Hank Greenberg inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame.
1959 – US Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit to the USSR.
1965 – The Beatles’ single “Help” is released in the UK.
1966 – Frank Sinatra’s album “Strangers in The Night” is #1 on the US charts. (Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Male Vocal Performance)
1973 – Ozark AL Flight 809 knocked out of air by lightning landing in St. Louis, killing 38.
1980 – River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter.
1989 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Troon: American Mark Calcavecchia wins his only major title in first ever 4-hole aggregate playoff with Australians Greg Norman and Wayne Grady.
1994 – Amy Osmond of Utah, 17, crowned America’s Junior Miss.
2000 – 87 Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
2015 – Supreme Court rejects Bill Cosby’s petition against civil case of his alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974.
2017 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Americian Jordan Spieth wins by 3 strokes from countryman Matt Kuchar.
2019 – US Senate passes bill championed by comedian Jon Stewart to ensure 9/11 first responders never runs out of money.
2019 – Nike’s Jordan Brand signs 2019 NBA #1 draft pick Zion Williamson to richest multiyear sponsorship deal for a rookie in history; estimated 7 years for $75 million.
2020 – US confirmed cases of COVID-19 pass 4 million with death toll over 143,000. Real number of cases likely up to 13x higher according to CDC.
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