1742 – Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove.
1878 – District of Columbia is given a new government by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by president (changed in 1974)
1898 – 1st US Marines (600) land at Guantanamo, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1905 – Penn Railroad debuts, fastest train in the world (NY-Chicago in 18 hours)
1920 – Republicans nominate Warren G. Harding for US President.
1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States, at Alpine, New Jersey.
1936 – Presbyterian Church of America founded in Philadelphia.
1939 – King and Queen of England taste 1st “hot dogs” at FDR party.
1947 – WW II sugar rationing finally ends in US (began May 28, 1942)
1950 – 50th US Open Men’s Golf, Merion GC: 16 months after being severely injured in an auto accident, Ben Hogan beats Lloyd Mangrum by 4 shots and George Fazio by 6 in an 18-hole playoff: the “Miracle of Merion”
1953 – “Amos ‘n Andy” TV comedy, also radio from ’29: last aired on CBS.
1959 – Charlie Sifford becomes the 1st African American to play in a US Golf Open.
1971 – US & Japan sign accord to return Okinawa to Japan.
1977 – “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Fat Woman)” by Joe Tex hits #12 on music charts.
1984 – US Supreme Court declares illegally obtained evidence may be admitted at trial if it could be proved that it would have been discovered legally.
1990 – Supreme Court says law prohibiting desecration of US flag unconstitutional.
1993 – “Jurassic Park”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum opens, sets box office weekend record of $502 million.
1998 – Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
2004 – Ronald Reagan’s funeral is held at Washington National Cathedral.
2009 – The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years.
2019 – WHO confirms first cast of Ebola virus in Uganda, spread from outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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