1905 – Orville and Wilbur Wright make a circling flight on “Flyer III” of 24.2 miles in 39 minutes and 23 seconds.
1914 – World War I first aerial combat resulting in a kill.
1921 – First baseball World Series radio broadcast; all-New York contest, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 at Polo Grounds.
1925 WSM-AM in Nashville, Tennessee begins radio transmissions.
1932 – With new ownership Detroit Falcons officially change name to Detroit Red Wings, and the Winged Wheel is introduced; previous names Cougars (1926-30); Falcons (1930-32)
1943 – US air raid on Wake, Japanese execute 98 US prisoners in retaliation.
1945 – “Meet the Press” premieres on radio.
1950 – Boston Celtics owner Walter Brown & coach Red Auerbach draw lots out of a hat for 3 members of defunct Chicago Stags franchise, hit jackpot with future 6-time NBA champion Bob Cousy.
1954 – Hurricane Hazel forms in the Caribbean, killing 400-1,000 people in the Bahamas and Haiti.
1961 – “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” film, based on the novella by Truman Capote, directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, and Buddy Ebsen, premieres.
1970 – PBS becomes a television network.
1978 – Over 30 major nations ratify the Environmental Modification Convention which prohibits weather warfare that has widespread, long lasting or severe effects.
1984 – 13th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (41G); Challenger 6 launches with Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space, on board.
1986 – Rams running back Eric Dickerson runs for an NFL overtime record 42-yard touchdown as Los Angeles defeats Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-20 at Anaheim Stadium.
1992 – Congress votes to override George H.W. Bush’s veto of a bill regulating cable TV companies, 1st overturn of a Bush veto.
2001 – Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
2007 – After years of angry denials, triple gold medal winning American sprinter Marion Jones admits she used steroids 2000-01; pleads guilty to lying to federal investigators; announces retirement in tearful apology; medals returned to United States Olympic Committee.
2015 – Floods in South Carolina, a “1,000 year storm” result in 12 deaths and 9 dams to fail.
2020 – World Health Organization estimates 10% of world’s population may have been infected with COVID-19, more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases.
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