1847 – First ring doughnut supposedly created by Hanson Gregory.
1870 – US Congress creates Department of Justice.
1918 – Circus train rammed by troop train kills 68 (Ivanhoe, Illinois)
1930 – Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in double-header.
1932 – Congress approves “Lindbergh Act” making kidnapping a federal offense (amended 1934)
1934 – John Dillinger is informally named America’s first Public Enemy Number One.
1938 – Joe Louis scores a stunning 1st round KO of German Max Schmeling a Yankee Stadium, NYC to retain his world heavyweight boxing title.
1944 – US troops occupy Biak during Battle of Biak, New Guinea.
1944 – US President Franklin Roosevelt signs “GI Bill of Rights” (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act)
1947 – 12″ of rain in 42 minutes (Holt, MO)
1959 – “Along Came Jones” by Coasters peaks at #9.
1963 – “Little” Stevie Wonder, age 13, releases his first single “Fingertips” (first live non-studio recording to go to Number 1 on Billboard)
1970 – President Richard Nixon signs extension of he 1965 Voting Rights Act that requires voting age at 18 in all federal, state, and local elections.
1973 – Skylab 2’s astronauts land.
1979 – Little Richard quits rock & roll for religious pursuit.
1982 – Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place.
1990 – Florida passes a law which prohibits wearing a thong bathing suit.
2009 – US Open Men’s Golf, Bethpage State Park: Lucas Glover wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson.
2015 – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds in wake of killings in a Charleston church.
2018 – President Trump spokesperson Sarah Sanders is asked to leave Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia over her support of Trump’s policies, igniting debate.
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