1890 – United States census at 62,622,250.
1908 – John Krohn begins to walk around the perimeter of the United States, which took him 357 days.
1911 – First group insurance policy in the United States written in Passaic, New Jersey.
1923 – New York Giants rout Philadelphia Phillies 22-5 at Baker Bowl. It was the first time in the 20th century a Major League Baseball team had scored in every inning.
1933 – Century of Progress World’s Fair opens in Chicago.
1944 – Allied generals Bernard Montgomery, George Patten, Omar Bradley, Miles Dempsey and Harry Crerar meet in Portsmouth, England just prior to D-Day.
1947 – CPA, which issued World War II rationing coupons, disbands.
1957 – Don Bowden becomes first American to run a sub-four-minute mile (3:58.7) at the Pacific Association AAU Meet in Stockton, California.
1958 – Riverside International Raceway in Southern California opens with three 500-mile races in one weekend. Eddie Gray wins the Crown America 500 for NASCAR Grand National cars.
1964 – Rolling Stones arrive at New York’s Kennedy International Airport for first US tour. The band is greeted by about 500 fans.
1968 – Simon & Garfunkel’s single “Mrs Robinson” from “The Graduate” hits #1. It’s the first rock song to win Grammy for Record of the Year.
1973 – Eight OPEC countries raise the price of petroleum by 11.9 percent.
1975 – California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan records his record equaling fourth Major League Baseball career no-hitter in beating the Baltimore Orioles 1-0.
1988 – “Morton Downey Jr. Show” debuts in TV syndication.
1990 – Dow Jones Average hits a record high of 2,900.97.
1994 – FX cable network, debuts.
2005 – The longest oil/natural gas explosion in the Houston, Texas area occurs in Crosby, Texas. The drill was owned by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Company.
2009 – General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
2018 – Unemployment rate in the United States falls to 3.8%, lowest since 2000.
2023 – Congress passes bipartisan legislation raising $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and avoiding a default after deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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