1888 – DeWolf Hooper 1st recites “Casey at Bat”
1911 – New York Giant Fred Merkle is 1st to get 6 RBIs in an inning (1st inning)
1918 – 1st US airmail stamps issued (24 cents)
1934 – Great dustbowl storm sweeps across US prairies.
1940 – Winston Churchill says “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” in his first speech as Prime Minister to British House of Commons.
1942 – Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight.
1945 – US troops conquer Dakeshi, Okinawa.
1950 – Diners Club issues 1st credit cards.
1955 – Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463′.
1959 – Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle last airs on NBC-TV.
1966 – US Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
1975 – Hailstones as large as tennis balls hit Wernersville, Tennessee.
1982 – Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy.
1989 – Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game.
1992 – 3 astronauts simultaneously walked in space for the 1st time.
2004 – The final episode of “Frasier” on NBC is watched by 33 million.
2010 – Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC: performers include Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Debbie Harry, Lady Gaga, Shirley Bassey, Nile Rodgers and Chic.
2012 – PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Matt Kuchar wins by 2 strokes ahead of Ricky Fowler, Zack Johnson, Martin Laird and Ben Curtis.
2021 – American CDC says people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can stop wearing masks.
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