1847 – First ring doughnut supposedly created by Hanson Gregory.
1870 – US Congress creates Department of Justice.
1930 – New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig smashes 3 HRs in 20-13 win over Philadelphia A’s at Shibe Park.
1932 – Congress approves “Lindbergh Act” making kidnapping a federal offense (amended 1934)
1940 – 1st Dairy Queen restaurants opened in Joliet, Illinois.
1944 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs “GI Bill of Rights” (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act)
1949 – Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for National Boxing Association world heavyweight title.
1955 – Walt Disney’s animated film “Lady & the Tramp” released.
1959 – “Along Came Jones” by Coasters peaks at #9.
1961 – MLB Chicago Cubs’ Ernie Banks ends 717 consecutive games played streak.
1970 – President Richard Nixon signs extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that requires voting age at 18 in all federal, state and local elections.
1979 – Little Richard quits rock & roll for religious pursuit.
1981 – John McEnroe’s famous “You cannot be serious” rant in 1st round win over Tom Gulikson at Wimbledon.
1983 – 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle.
1986 – Senior Tournament Players Championship Men’s Golf, Canterbury GC: Chi Chi Rodriguez wins his first career major title by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton of Australia.
1990 – Florida passes a law which prohibits wearing a thong bathing suit.
2009 – Two Metro subway trains collide in Washington, D.C., killing 9 and injuring over 80.
2015 – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds in wake of killings in a Charleston church.
2020 – US government data shows African Americans four times more likely than whites to be hospitalized for COVID-19 highlighting racial disparities for the pandemic.
About Author
