1643 – Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form the United Colonies of New England.
1828 – U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations into law to protect industry in the North.
1884 – Ringling Brothers circus premieres.
1898 – US Congress passes the Private Mailing Card Act, allowing private publishers and printers to produce postcards, had to be labeled “Private Mailing Cards” until 1901, known as “souvenir cards”
1912 – American League President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension, they will be banned from baseball.
1921 – Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system.
1935 – NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936.
1951 – 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4.
1958 – US & Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
1960 – Alan Freed & eight other DJs accused of taking radio payola.
1962 – Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner’s NL hit record with 3,431.
1964 – US diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in Moscow embassy.
1975 – 27th Emmy Awards: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Robert Blake & Jean Marsh win.
1976 – Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
1977 – “Smokey & the Bandit,” premieres.
1989 – Dow Jones Average passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1.
1992 – 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising his salary.
1999 – Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Liam Neesom is released in cinemas.
2007 – “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”, directed by Gore Verbinksi, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom premieres in Anaheim – most expensive film ($300 million) made at the time.
2013 – 21st Billboard Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Red win.
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