1887 – A Miles patents elevator.
1911 – Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are named inaugural MLB MVPs; prize is a car.
1922 – First female FBI “special investigator”, Alaska Davidson, appointed.
1929 – JC Penny opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 US states.
1939 – Albert Einstein informs FDR of the possibilities of an atomic bomb.
1947 – Brazil & Chile break diplomatic relations with USSR.
1950 – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS.
1958 – “Goldilocks” opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances.
1962 – 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show.
1968 – Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele & Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours.
1971 – Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show.
1976 – 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins.
1983 – Last hand cranked telephones US went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct dial.
1987 – 200,000 march for gay and lesbian civil rights in Washington, D.C.
1990 – Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel.
1996 – Ford buys rights to name Detroit domed stadium for $40 million.
2001 – The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
2012 – A US appeal court overturns a district court ruling banning the sale of Samsung.
2018 – World’s new longest flight flies from Singapore to Newark Airport, New Jersey takes 17 hours, 52 minutes.
2020 – Women’s PGA Championship, Aronimink GC; Sei Young Kim wins her first major title by 5 strokes from fellow South Korean Inbee Park; shoots tournament record total 266.
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