1886 – Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta sells the first Coca-Cola (contained cocaine)
1912 – Film and television production and distribution Studio Paramount Pictures founded.
1919 – Edward George Honey first proposed the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate The Armistice of World War I, leads to the creation of Remembrance Day.
1929 – New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-9 at the Polo Grounds in New York City.
1945 – German General Wilhelm Keitel formally surrenders to the Allies represented by the United States, the UK, France and the Soviet Union in Berlin.
1951 – Dacron men’s suits introduced.
1957 – South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem arrives in the United States on a state visit.
1959 – Little Caesars Pizza is founded by Mike Ilitch and his wife Marian Ilitch in Garden City, Michigan.
1961 – Alan Shepard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Washington.
1963 – President John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression from its neighbors.
1967 – Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army.
1968 – Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs. Minnesota (4-0)
1980 – World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated.
1987 – Gary Hart quits Democratic presidential race due to an affair with Donna Rice.
1994 – President Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people.
1999 – Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel military college (South Carolna)
2011 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Tom Lehman wins second of 3 Champions Tour majors with par on 2nd playoff hole against Australian Peter Senior.
2014 – NFL Draft: South Carolina outside linebacker Jadeveion Clowney first pick by Houston Texans.
2019 – Georgia Governor Georgia Brian Kemp signs new abortion law, the so-called “heart-beat bill” (comes into effect January 2020)
2021 – Tesla chief executive Elon Musk hosts “Saturday Night Live.”
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