1836 – Samuel Colt manufactures first pistol, 34-caliber “Texas” model.
1853 – Piano company Steinway & Sons founded by Heinrich Steinweg (Later Steinway) in New York City.
1907 – 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired.
1921 – The US warns Costa Rica and Panama to settle disputes peacefully.
1933 – FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday.
1936 – 8th Academy Awards: “Mutiny on the Bounty”, Victor McLaglen & Bette Davis wins.
1945 – US 7th Army Corps capture Cologne.
1955 – 2nd ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Duke, 87-77.
1960 – Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in US Army.
1963 – 20th Golden Gloves: “Lawrence of Arabia”, Gregory Peck, & Geraldine Page win.
1968 – US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun.
1973 – Yankee pitchers Fritz Peterson & Mike Kekich announce they have swapped wives.
1978 – “Hello, Dolly!” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances.
1989 – 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000.
1992 – Ethic committee votes to reveal Congressmen who bounced checks.
1996 – Earl Weaver & Jim Bunning elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
2013 – The Dow Jones surpasses its 2007 pre-financial crisis levels for the first time.
2015 – Harrison Ford crash-lands his 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR aeroplane in California.
2019 – Kylie Jenner is the world’s youngest-ever billionaire at 21, according to Forbes.
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