1865 – The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunications Union) is established.
1897 – The first successful submarine that can run submerged for any considerable distance and combines electric and gasoline engines is launched in the USA by its designer John Philip Holland.
1915 – National Baptist Convention chartered.
1938 – US Congress approves Vinson Naval Act, which funds a two-ocean navy.
1943 – Millionaire Howard Hughes crashes into Lake Mead, while test flying his Sikorsky S-43, killing CAA inspector Ceco Cline and Richard Felt.
1946 – US President Harry Truman seizes control of nation’s railroads to delay a strike.
1954 – US Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown v Topeka Board of Education reverses 1896 “separate but equal” Plessy v Ferguson decision.
1959 – Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122.
1961 – Fidel Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers.
1968 – Frank Howard belts 8th HR in 5th straight game.
1973 – Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings.
1973 – Stevie Wonder releases “You are the Sunshine of my Love”
1975 – NBC paid $5M for rights to show “Gone with the Wind” one time.
1979 – Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs.
1989 – Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles costs $16,000.
1993 – Intel’s new Pentium processor is unveiled.
2001 – US President George W. Bush calls for reduced regulations to encourage more oil, gas and nuclear production.
2004 – Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
2015 – Gun fight between rival biker gangs and police in Waco, Texas leaves 9 dead and 18 injured. 170 later arrested for organized crime.
2018 – Michigan State University will pay $500 million in claims to 300 survivors of sexual abuse involving Larry Nassar. Largest sexual abuse case in sports history.
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