1620 – Myles Standish leads 16 men in a foot exploration of the northern portion of Cape Cod.
1763 – Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania & Maryland.
1777 – Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, is approved by the Continental Congress.
1904 – King C. Gillette patents the Gillette razor blades.
1937 – First US congressional session in air-conditioned chambers.
1939 – FDR lays cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1939 – The first unemployment compensation law, under the Social Security Act, that of the District of Columbia, was approved for grants by the Social Security Board.
1945 – The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of Fame.
1959 – Richard “Dick” Hickock and Perry Smith murder four members of the Clutter Family at their farm outside Holcomb, Kansas (subject of Truman Capote book ‘In Cold Blood’)
1962 – Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award.
1966 – Gemini XII (Lovell & Aldrin) returns to Earth.
1969 – 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back)
1969 – An estimated 2 million people take part in the Vietnam War Moratorium demonstration across the United States.
1969 – Wendy’s Hamburgers, American fast food restaurant chains founded by Dave Thomas opens in Columbus, Ohio.
1971 – Intel advertises 4004-processor.
1979 – A package from the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
1979 – Iran cancels all contracts with U.S. oil companies.
1987 – 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver.
1990 – US President George G.W. Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990.
2005 – Boeing formally launches the stretch Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
2013 – Sony launches the Playstation Four, selling one million units on the first day.
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