1781 – Jack Jouett rides to warn Thomas Jefferson of British attack.
1784 – US Army officially established by Congress of the Confederation.
1856 – Cullen Whipple patents a machine for making screws.
1864 – General Robert E. Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor.
1888 – “Casey at the Bat” publishes (SF Examiner)
1916 – US National defense Act establishes Reserve Officers Training Corps.
1921 – A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado.
1934 – Dr. Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted.
1949 – 1st African American to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown)
1949 – Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles)
1959 – 1st US Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1961 – JFK & Khrushchev meet in Vienna.
1963 – A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101.
1968 – Poor Peoples March on Washington, D.C.
1977 – US & Cuba talk about diplomatic relations.
1982 – 55th National Spelling Bee: Molly Dieveney wins spelling psoriasis.
1990 – 3rd Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $894,560.
2003 – Danielle Steel’s novel “Sunset in St. Tropez” is published.
2013 – US extends sanctions against Iran through its automotive industry and currency.
2014 – President Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe.
About Author
