1636 – In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony’s 1st law drafted.
1648 – Peter Stuyvesant establishes American’s 1st volunteer fire.
1881 – Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano.
1897 – George Bernard Shaw’s “Devil’s Disciple” premieres in NYC.
1918 – Musical “Sometime” with Mae West premieres in NYC.
1931 – Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts.
1933 – Esquire magazine is 1st published.
1940 – Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off.
1949 – United Nations’ permanent NYC headquarters is dedicated.
1957 – “Leave It to Beaver” debuts on CBS.
1961 – Whitey Ford’s 3rd straight World Series shutout.
1965 – “Pickwick” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 56 performances.
1971 – Borden’s opens a turn-a-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 Rick Flair.
1987 – 1st “Scrub Sunday” of NFL football with replacement players.
1988 – Pillsbury stock soars $18.37 to $57.37 on takeover bid.
1997 – Second largest crash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, NC office of Loomis, Fargo and Company with $17.3 million in cash taken.
2001 – Barry Bonds hits his 70th home run, tying Mark McGuire for the most home runs hit in a single season.
2006 – WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange.
2011 – US State Department lists Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ISIL) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist with a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture.
About Author
