1833 – John Deere makes 1st steel plough.
1835 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald (price 1 cent).
1851 – Linus Yale patents Yale lock.
1864 – US Civil war: General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, Georgia.
1906 – “Temporary” permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street, San Francisco.
1929 – American League announces it will discontinue MVP award.
1940 – Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath).
1941 – At California’s March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
1957 – Last broadcast of “I Love Lucy” on CBS-TV.
1957 – Pulitzer prize awarded to John F. Kennedy (Profiles in Courage).
1960 – US President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights act of 1960.
1972 – 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01:8.
1979 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women’s International Golf Tournament.
1982 – Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games.
1991 – Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands.
1995 – Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV.
1997 – Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
2011 – The US Department of Labor states that 244,000 jobs were created in April, with 235,000 added in February and 221,000 in March, but unemployment continues to grow, reaching 9%.
2013 – Wal-Mart becomes the largest company by revenue on the Fortune 500 list.
2013 – The US Senate passes a bill enabling taxing of online sales.