1586 – English colony sailed from Roanoke Island, NC.
1778 – Washington’s troops finally leave Valley Forge.
1835 – New Orleans gives US government Jackson Square to be used as a mint.
1862 – Slavery outlawed in US territories.
1900 – Republican Party nominates President William McKinley for re-election, but chooses a new candidate for Vice-President, Theodore Roosevelt.
1910 – Father’s Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Washington).
1934 – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created.
1940 – “Brenda Starr”, 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago.
1941 – Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal.
1952 – “I’ve Got A Secret” debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host.
1954 – 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in New Jersey.
1956 – Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films.
1960 – Loretta Lynn records “Honky Tonk Girl.”
1968 – 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People’s Campaign.
1970 – Jim Bouton’s controversial “Ball Four” is published.
1978 – “Garfield”, created by Jim Davis, 1st appeared as a comic strip.
1988 – 88th US Open Golf: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Country Club, Mass.
1992 – “Batman Returns” is released in USA movie theaters.
2000 – Tiger Woods wins golf’s US Open by 15 shots, a record for all majors, with a US Open to-par record score of -12.
2005 – 105th US Golf Open: Michael Campbell shoots a 280 at Pinehurst GR, NC.
2016 – 116th US Golf Open: Dustin Johnson wins with a one-under-par 69 by three strokes, despite controversial 1 stroke penalty, at Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
About Author
