1854 – Anthony Faas patents the 1st US accordion, having made improvements to both the keyboard, and to enhance the sound.
1866 – US House of Representatives passes 14th Amendment (Civil Rights)
1889 – 2′ of snow accumulates in Rawlins, Wyoming.
1922- Longest recorded attack of hiccups begins: Charlie Osborne gets the hiccups and continues for 68 years, dies 11 months after it stops.
1925 – Charles Jenkins demonstrates the transmission of synchronized pictures and sound (early television)
1933 – Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized.
1942 – The United States opens its Office of War Information, with Elmer Davis as head.
1948 – Babe Ruth’s final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies August 15th.
1953 – US Open Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: Ben Hogan wins a record tying 4th US Open title, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead.
1959 – “Sammy Kaye Show” last airs on ABC-TV.
1960 – “Alley-Oop” by Dyna-Sores peaks at #59/
1966 – US Supreme Court’s Miranda decision; suspects must be informed of rights.
1971 – “The New York Times” begins publishing excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, classified documents on the long history of the U.S. in Vietnam.
1979 – Sioux nation receives $100 million in compensation for Black Hills, South Dakota.
1980 – Rep. John Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) indicted in “Abscam” investigation.
1988 – Federal jury finds Liggett liable in death of NJ woman of lung cancer.
1994 – A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
2005 – A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.
2017 – US Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee, denies secretly meeting Russians.
2019 – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iran is responsible for recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
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