1767 – Mason Dixon line, the boundary between Maryland & Pennsylvania agreed upon.
1867 – US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia having paid $7.2 million.
1878 – Edison makes electricity available for household use.
1898 – American flag raised in Puerto Rico.
1924 – Harold “Red” Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
1931 – American gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion.
1939 – Richard Rogers & Lorenz Harts musical “Too Many Girls” premieres in NYC.
1943 – US bombing of Bougainville, Solomon Island.
1952 – Date of the first MAD Magazine issue.
1954 – Hurricane Hazel becomes most severe to ever hit the US, killing 195 in US and Canada.
1954 – WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, SC (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting.
1955 – Track & Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete.
1966 – “Apple Tree” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances.
1973 – “Raisin” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 847 performances.
1977 – Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Babe Ruth’s series record.
1989 – US 62nd manned space mission STS 34 (Atlantis 5) launches into orbit.
2001 – Crude Oil for November delivery falls to lowest level since August 1999 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)
2009 – QB Tom Brady throws five second quarter touchdowns against the Tennessee Titans, and NFL record for touchdown passes in one quarter.
2012 – Google stock trading suspended after premature release of a quarterly report indicating a 20% drop in profits and a 9% fall in share price.
2016 – US White House says it is ‘confident’ Russia behind recent email hacking and attempts to influence US elections.
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