1792 – US establishes the military draft.
1861 – Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy.
1886 – Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta sells first Coca-Cola (contained cocaine).
1919 – 1st transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane.
1937 – 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2.
1942 – Aircraft carrier USS Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack in Coral Sea.
1947 – A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon.
1951 – Dacron men’s suits introduced.
1958 – US VP Richard Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru.
1962 – “Funny Thing Happened” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 965 performances.
1967 – Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army.
1968 – Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0).
1973 – Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs manager Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, technically becoming baseball’s 1st African American manager.
1984 – USSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
1985 – 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, George Strait, and Reba McEntire win.
1989 – Paul McCartney releases remake of “Ferry Cross the Mersey” in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 95 Liverpool football fans.
1994 – 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes.
1999 – Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel Military college.
2010 – The last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process.
2014 – 2014 NFL Draft: Jadeveon Clowney from University of South Carolina first pick by Houston Texans.
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