1832 – First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents ride on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th streets.
1851 – “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US.
1881 – Charles J. Guiteau put on trial for the assassination of US President Garfield.
1883 – “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book by Cassell & Co.
1896 – Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation.
1904 – King C. Gillette patents Gillette razor blade.
1910 – 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va.
1935 – FDR proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth.
1943 – Chicago Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Giants (56-7).
1957 – Henry Aaron wins NL MVP.
1960 – Ray Charles’ “Georgia On My Mind” reaches #1.
1964 – “Oliver!” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 774 performances.
1965 – US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam.
1968 – Yale University announces it is going co-educational.
1972 – Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
1981 – 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth.
1981 – Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant ties Amos Alonzo Stagg with 314 football wins.
1991 – Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” video premieres on FOX TV.
1997 – Disney’s “Lion King” sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale.
2002 – The United States House of Representatives votes not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks.
2013 – Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes.
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