1851 – 1st baseball uniforms worn, NY Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt & blue long trousers.
1888 – “Casey at the Bat” published (SF Examiner).
1911 – “Come Josephine in My Flying Machine” hits #1.
1918 – US Supreme Court in Hammer v Dagenhart rules child labor laws unconstitutional.
1929 – 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center (electric light).
1932 – Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yanks beat A’s 20-13.
1939 – “Beer Barrel Polka” hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe.
1948 – The musical “Sleepy Hollow” opens at St. James Theater NYC for 12 performances.
1957 – Howard Cosell’s 1st TV show.
1962 – Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands.
1967 – Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” reaches #1.
1973 – 72nd Women’s French Open: Margaret Court beats Chris Evert (6-7,7-6,6-4).
1980 – ESPN begins televising college world series games.
1985 – Brewers draft B.J. Surhoff #1.
1989 – Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities on one day.
1991 – NY Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft.
1992 – Joan Lunden ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support.
2012 – Tiger Woods’ 73rd PGA tour victory equals Jack Nicklaus’s record.
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.
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