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 the game after Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing a punch at an umpire; retires all 26 batters he faces to win 4-0 vs Washington Senators; ruled a combined no-hitter.
1931 – Wiley Post and Harold Catty take off for a flight around the world.
1938 – Marineland opens in Florida – 1st aquarium.
1944 – 4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153.
1945 – 77th Belmont Stakes: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2.
1949 – First twelve women graduate from Harvard Medical School.
1958 – Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2½ years in Little Rock, Arkansas.
1960 – 1st contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the U.S.
1963 – New York Mets’ Jimmy Piersall hits his 100th home run. He circles the bases backwards.
1970 – “Red Skelton Show” last aired on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV.
1972 – Hurricane Agnes becomes America’s costliest natural disaster, affecting 15 states, with 119 deaths and $3 billion in damage.
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 the club’s 3rd title; MVP: Tim Duncan, his 3rd MVP award.
2016 – Storms and widespread flooding in West Virginia leave at least 24 dead.
2022 – Supreme Court declares for the first time that there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self defense, striking down a century-old gun law in New York that limited license, in a 6-3 vote.
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