1492 – Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco.
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.
1806 – Explorer Zebulon Pike sights Pikes Peak in Colorado.
1869 – Free postal delivery formally inaugurated.
1901 – James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in San Francisco.
1926 – 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station network (NBC).
1935 – “A Night at the Opera”, directed by Sam Wood, starring the Marx Brothers, is released.
1937 – First US congressional session in air-conditioned chambers.
1939 – US Social Security Administration approve 1st unemployment check.
1946 – Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP.
1956 – “Love Me Tender” (The Reno Brothers) with Elvis Presley premieres in the US.
1964 – Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro.
1969 – 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back).
1969 – Wendy’s Hamburgers opens.
1979 – ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage.
1989 – “Batman” is released on video tape.
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.
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