1492 – Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco.
1777 – Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, is approved by the Continental Congress.
1869 – Free postal delivery formally inaugurated.
1904 – King C. Gillette patents the Gillette razor blade.
1919 – US Senate 1st invokes cloture to end a filibuster (Versailles Treaty)
1926 – 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)
1937 – First US congressional session in air-conditioned chambers.
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.
1940 – 1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime.
1956 – “Love Me Tender” (The Reno Brothers) film with Elvis Presley in his debut premieres in the US.
1960 – USS G Washington, 1st sub with nuclear ballistic missiles, launched.
1964 – Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas.
1969 – Wendy’s Hamburgers, American fast food restaurant chains founded by Dave Thomas opens in Columbus, Ohio.
1975 – “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys” single released by Ed Bruce.
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.
1987 – 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver.
1990 – US President George H.W. Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990.
2005 – Boeing formally launches the stretched Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
2012 – Deep Horizon Oil Spill: BP settles for $4.5 Billion.
2013 – Sony launches the Playstation Four, selling one million units on the first day.
2018 – LeBron James passes Wilt Chamberlain for 5th on the NBA’s career scoring list with 44 points for the LA Lakers in 126-117 victory over Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center, Los Angeles.