1607 – English colonist, led by John Smith, land near James River in Virginia.1846 – US declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins.
1884 – Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms in New York.
1888 – DeWolf Hooper 1st recited “Casey at Bat”
1918 – 1st US airmail stamps issued (24 cents)
1923 – Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours)
1930 – Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas; only known fatality due to hail.
1940 – Winston Churchill says “I have nothing to offer by blood, toil, tears & sweat.”
1942 – Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight.
1947 – US Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions.
1950 – Diner’s club issues its 1st credit card.
1954 – “Pajama Game” opens at St. James Theater NYC for 1063 performances.
1958 – Stan Musial is 8th to get 3,000 hits.
1958 – The trade mark Velcro is registered.
1965 – Rolling Stones record “Satisfaction”
1973 – Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Smith Court in Mother’s Day match in California.
1982 – Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy.
1991 – Apple releases Macintosh System 7.0.
2004 – The final episode of “Frasier” on NBC is watched by 33 million people.
2014 – Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa Maria, is discovered off the northern coast of Haiti.
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