1794 – Congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers.
1825 – Unseasonable hurricane hits NYC.
1850 – Empire Engine Company No.1 organized.
1892 – Sierra Club forms in San Francisco.
1896 – Henry Ford takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit.
1912 – Massachusetts passes 1st US minimum wage law.
1917 – American men begin registering for the draft.
1940 – 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2).
1942 – Capitol Record Co. opens for business.
1945 – 6th US Marine division occupies Orokoe Peninsula Okinawa.
1949 – “Cavalcade of Stars” debuts (Dumont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950.
1955 – “Mickey Rooney Show” TV comedy last airs on NBC.
1967 – 19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkees, Don Knotts & Lucy Ball win.
1973 – A patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain.
1975 – Oldest animal fossils in US discovered in NC.
1984 – Arnold Palmer fails to make US Open golf tournament 1st time in 32 years.
1988 – “Cabaret” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 262 performances.
1990 – Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy.
1998 – Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2012 – US drone attack kills 15 militants in Pakistan, including high ranking al-Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi.
2016 – 115th Women’s French Open: Garbine Muguruza beats Serena Williams (7-5, 6-4) to claim her 1st grand slam title.
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