1777 – 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-NY Gazette)1792 – Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented.
1864 – US Civil War Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
1890 – Louisiana legalized prize fighting.
1908 – Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B. Stubblefield.
1925 – Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament.
1932 – Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, NJ.
1933 – Federal Emergency Relief Administration & Agricultural Adjustment Administration form to help the needy & farmers.
1934 – “Cocktails For Two” by Duke Ellington hits #1.
1943 – British premier Winston Churchill arrives in USA.
1955 – Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0)
1958 – “Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu” by Dicky Doo & The Don’ts hits #40.
1960 – Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special.
1963 – Bob Dylan walks out of the “Ed Sullivan Show.”
1968 – “March of Poor” under Rev. Abernathy reach Washington, DC.
1970 – Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run.
1978 – US Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female.
1989 – “Entertainment Tonight” makes 2,000th TV performance.
1997 – Tornado narrowly misses downtown Miami.
2003 – Fifty-nine Democratic lawmakers bring the Texas Legislature to a standstill by going into hiding in a dispute over a Republican congressional redistricting plan.
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