1844 – The original date predicted by William Miller of Massachusetts for the return of Christ and the end of the world.
1865 – Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman.
1866 – US Congress authorizes national soldiers’ homes.
1917 – Loretta Walsh becomes US Navy’s 1st female Petty Officer.
1925 – The Butler’s Act, a Tennessee statute, is passed prohibiting the teaching of evolution.
1941 – Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title.
1947 – President Harry Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States.
1948 – “Stop the Music” with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio.
1951 – Julius & Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage.
1952 – Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock & roll concert ever.
1961 – Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns NFL team for then record ($3,925,000)
1962 – Philadelphia Phillies retire pitcher Robin Roberts’ #36.
1963 – Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed.
1965 – Martin Luther King Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
1972 – US Supreme Court rules states can’t require 1-year residency to vote.
1983 – Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=control), all recalled.
1986 – 199.22 million shares traded on NY Stock Exchange.
1988 – 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams, Jr., Randy Travis, and Reba McEntire win.
1990 – “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 149 performances.
1994 – Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals.
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