1893 – C Dazey’s “In Old Kentucky” premieres in NYC (27 seasons)
1910 – Blanche Scott becomes the first woman to fly at a public event in the US at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
1915 – 25,000 women march in New York city demanding to vote.
1921 – Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis.
1932 – “Fred Allen Show” premieres on radio.
1933 – John Dillinger and his gang rob Central National Bank, in Greencastle, Indiana. They take $75,000.
1941 – Walt Disney’s animated film “Dumbo” released.
1942 – First chips of invasion fleet to Morocco leave Norfolk.
1942 – All 12 passengers and crewman aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Force bomber near Palm Springs, California. Amongst the victims is composer Ralph Rainger (“Thanks for the Memory”)
1945 – Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract.
1957 – First test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3.
1963 – Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” premieres in NYC.
1964 – Time Magazine uses term “op art” for 1st time.
1972 – “Pippin” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 1944 performances.
1973 – Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge John Sirica.
1988 – Robert Bork’s supreme court nomination rejected by US Senate.
1991 – Clarence Thomas sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice.
1997 – At 6:11 AM San Francisco experiences a power blackout due to sabotage.
2001 – Apple releases iPod.
2013 – Boston Red Sox defeat St. Louis Cardinals in game 1 of the MLB 2013 World Series.