1810 – John Jacob Astor organizes the Pacific Fur Company in Astoria, Oregon.
1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind.
1908 – The USA suspends diplomatic relationships with Venezuela after the refusal of Cipriano Castro’s government to compensate Americans for injuries suffered in the uprising of 1899.
1917 – Ernie Shore enters game after Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing punch at umpire; retires all 26 batters he faces to win 4-0 vs Washington Senators; ruled combined no-hitter.
1926 – The College Board administers the first SAT exam in USA.
1933 – Don McNeill’s Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 1/2 year run on NBC.
1939 – US Congress establishers US Coast Guard Reserve (renamed Coast Guard Auxillary 1941) as unifomed volunteer units supporting the Coast Guard.
1945 – 77th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2.
1951 – Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage & $14M property-Kansas)
1960 – 1st contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the US.
1961 – Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak.
1963 – NY Mets Jimmy Piersall hits his 100 HR, he circles bases backwards.
1967 – US Senate censures Thomas J Dodd from Connecticut (D), for misusing campaign funds.
1972 – US President Nixon & his Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman agree to use CIA to cover up Watergate.
1979 – Charlie Daniels Band releases “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”
1988 – Charlotte Hornets & Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft.
1996 – Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan.
2005 – NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat defending champion Detroit Pistons, 81-74 in Game 7 for club’s 3rd title; MVP: Tim Duncan, his 3rd MVP award.
2011 – NBA Draft: Duke point guard Kyrie Irving first pick Cleveland Cavaliers.
2016 – Storms and widespread flooding in West Virginia leave at least 24 dead.
2020 – COVID-19 cases rise sharply again in America as country records its 3rd highest daily total, more than 35,000.
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