1682 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is founded by Englishman William Penn.
1795 – Pinckney’s Treaty {Treaty of San Lorenzo} signed by Spain and US, establishing the southern boundary of the US and giving Americans right to navigate the Mississippi River.
1913 – President Woodrow Wilson says US will never attack another country.
1917 – 20,000 women march in a suffrage parade in New York, US.
1925 – Water skis patented by Fred Waller.
1938 – DuPont announces its new synthetic polyamide fiber will be called “nylon”
1942 – US aircraft carrier Hornet sinks off Santa Cruz.
1947 – “You Bet Your Life” with Groucho Marx premieres on ABC radio.
1955 – “Rebel Without a Cause”, directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Dean and Natalie Wood is released.
1960 – Singer Ben E King records “Spanish Harlem” & “Stand By Me”
1968 – 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico.
1969 – Ralph Nadar sets up a consumer organization known as Nader’s Raiders.
1973 – Alabama football team sets offensive record (828 yards), beats Virginia Tech, 77-6.
1982 – IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics.
1983 – Hurricane hits coast between Savannah, Georgia & Charleston, South Carolina.
1985 – Billy Martin is fired by Yankees for 4th time.
1992 – Fox is to launch Tuesday night network TV, rescheduled to December.
1997 – Intel Corp buys Digital Equipment for $700 million.
1997 – Dow Jones crashes record 554 points to 7,161.
1997 – US releases a redesigned $50 bill.
2004 – The Boston Red Sox wins the World Series for the first time in 86 years.
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