1908 – Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B. Stubberfield.
1915 – Franklin K. Mathews first presents idea of “Book Week”
1921 – National Hospital Day 1st observed in the United States.
1928 – Second Opium Law introduced – international law to control drugs.
1932 – Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, New Jersey.
1933 – Federal Emergency Relief Administration & Agricultural Administration form to help the needy & farmers.
1955 – Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0)
1958 – US & Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
1960 – Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special.
1963 – Bob Dylan walks off of “The Ed Sullivan Show” over a dispute about his song choice.
1967 – “Are You Experienced” album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience first released – one of the most influential debut albums ever.
1977 – Emmy 4th Daytime Award presentation: “Ryan’s Hope” and “Family Fued” win.
1979 – Chris Evert’s 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end.
1989 – “Entertainment Tonight” makes its 2,000th TV performance.
1995 – Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59)
1996 – LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, DuPont CC: England’s Laura Davies wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Julie Piers.
2002 – Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming first President of the US, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro’s 1959 revolution.
2003 – Fifty-nine Democratic lawmakers bring the Texas Legislature to a standstill going into hiding in a dispute over a Republican congressional redistricting plan.
2013 – PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tiger Woods wins his second PC, 2 strokes ahead of David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman.
2020 – Wuhan, epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, draws up plans to test all 11 million residents after it records a new cluster of 6 cases.
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