1634 – The colony of Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony.
1790 – US copyright law enacted.
1837 – Astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria.
1884 – Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patents “flaked cereal.”
1893 – Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper).
1907 – Taxis 1st begin running in NYC.
1919 – NC-4 aircraft commanded by AC Read completes 1st crossing of Atlantic.
1941 – 1st edition of “Parade” goes on sale.
1942 – 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Seaview CC Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1955 – US Supreme Court orders school integration “with all deliberate speed.”
1962 – “Tell it to Groucho” last airs on CBS-TV.
1965 – Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indy.
1969 – “Gitarzan” by Ray Stevens peaks at #8.
1977 – “Beatlemania” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances.
1985 – Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) became a Schedule I drug in the US.
1989 – Speaker of US House of Representatives Jim Wright resigns.
1990 – Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles.
1992 – 5th Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000.
2005 – Mark Felt, former FBI high ranking official revealed as “Deep Throat” source during Watergate investigations in “Vanity Fair” article.
2015 – 5th Critics’ Choice Television Awards: Silicon Valley wins Best Comedy Series, The Americans win Best Drama Series.
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