1860 – Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois elected the 16th President of the United States of America.
1917 – New York adopts a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote in state elections.
1918 – WWI: On the Western Front, Germany is now retreating as French and American troops cross the Meuse and move to take Sedan.
1928 – Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor.
1935 – 1st test flight of Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft.
1936 – RCA displays TV for media.
1941 – United States lends the Soviet Union $1 million.
1947 – NBC’s “Meet the Press” debuts – The longest running TV show in the United States.
1958 – American League announces that Kansas City will play an AL-record 52 night games in 1959.
1966 – 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC)
1967 – US launches Surveyor 6: makes soft landing on Moon November 9.
1970 – Minnesota Twins pitcher Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award.
1975 – Revival of “Hello, Dolly” opens at Minskoff Theater in New York City for 51 performances.
1983 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs. Minnesota Vikings.
1988 – Steve Jones wins 19th New York City men’s marathon (2:08:20); Grete Waitz wins 9th women’s title.
1997 – San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year.
2005 – “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, the 4th film based on the books by J.K. Rowling, premieres in London. Goes on to become the most successful film of the year, earning almost $900 million.
2006 – 40th Country Music Association Award: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood & Keith Urban win.
2012 – 5 people were shot at a poultry processing plant in Fresno, California.
2022 – Powerball jackpot rises to a world record of $1.9 billion after no winner for more than three months.
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