1906 – Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0 to end MLB season at 116-36 with .763 winning percentage; unmatched since.
1931 – Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts.
1933 – Esquire magazine is 1st published.
1949 – United Nations’ permanent NYC headquarters is dedicated.
1957 – TV sitcom “Leave it to Beaver” debuts on CBS.
1958 – Transatlantic commercial jet passenger service began (BOAC)
1962 – Willie Mays scores in the 2nd inning for the Giants ending Whitey Ford’s record Baseball World Series consecutive scoreless inning streak at 33 2/3; Yankees beat Giants, 6-2 in Game 1 and 4-3 in the series.
1970 – Umps return after 1-day walkout in quest of higher wages.
1971 – Borden’s opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World.
1975 – A Cessna 310Q airplane crashes over Wilmington, North Carolina, killing the pilot and severely injuring several pro wrestlers affiliated with the NWA’s Mid-Atlantic promotion. One of the survivors is the legendary Ric Flair.
1976 – US Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigns after telling a racial joke.
1981 – Meadowlands Arena opens in New Jersey.
1988 – Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid.
1992 – 1st time Al East & West champs have same record (96-66) Toronto and Oakland.
1997 – Farm Aid 10 concert in Texas cancelled due to weak ticket sales and moved to Illinois.
1997 – Second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo and Company with $17.3 million in cash taken.
2003 – Red Raiders’ quarterback B.J. Symons sets a Big 12 Conference record with 8 touchdowns passes, leading Texas Tech to a convincing 59-28 win over Texas A&M.
2008 – Mark Zuckerberg announces the appointment of Google executive Sheryl Sandberg as Facebook CEO.
2021 – Global outage of Facebook and its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, for six hours.
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