1769 – Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State of Kentucky.
1862 – General B. Butler orders William Mumford hanged after he removed and destroyed US flag on display over New Orleans Mint.
1887 – Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Washington, D.C.
1900 – 40th British Golf Open: J.H. Taylor shoots a 309 at St Andrews.
1912 – US army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane.
1917 – Melvin Jones and a number of other Chicago businessmen found Lions Club International, now the largest service organization in the world.
1936 – Charles “Lucky” Luciano is convicted on 62 counts of compulsory prostitution.
1941 – 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway to claim first of 2 Triple Crowns.
1942 – Battle of Midway ends: Admiral Chester Nimitz wins 1st World War II naval defeat of Japan.
1953 – 1st color network telecast in compatible color (Boston, Massachusetts)
1955 – “$64,000 Question” premieres on CBS TV.
1965 – Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995.
1969 – “Johnny Cash Show” debuts on ABC-TV.
1972 – Musical “Grease” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 3,388 performances.
1975 – “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver hits #1.
1983 – Steve Carlton temporarily passes Nolan Ryan with his 3,552 strike out.
1993 – Cleveland breaks ground for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
1998 – James Byrd, Jr. is dragged to death by Shawn Allen Berry, Lawrence Russel Brewer, and John William King in Jasper, Texas in a racially-motivated hate crime.
2004 – “Live Like You Were Dying” single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song 2004, Billboard Song of the Year 2004)
2015 – 69th Tony Awards: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” and “Fun Home” win 5 awards.
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