1789 – 1st loan to US government (from NYC banks)
1883 – Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia.
1909 – Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park)
1922 – The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City as people protest the right to wear straw hats beyond the accepted end date of September 15.
1930 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: American Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1-up in the final for the second of his 3 major titles.
1934 – Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000.
1944 – Great Atlantic hurricane reaches peak intensity as a Category 4 storm, goes on to kill 300-400 along the US East Coast.
1944 – 30th Infantry division of US 1st Army frees Margraten.
1948 – Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1953 – Pitcher Bob Trice becomes the first black player for Philadelphia Athletics.
1961 – Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit.
1965 – Beatles release “Yesterday”
1969 – “Scooby-Doo Where are You” by Hanna-Barbera debuts on CBS in the US.
1977 – General Motors introduces 1st US diesel auto (Oldsmobile 88)
1983 – Oakland’s Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season.
1990 – “Law and Order” created by Dick Wolf first premieres on NBC.
1997 – Carolina Hurricane’s 1st exhibition game beat NY Islanders, 4-1.
2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.
2015 – Governor of California, Jerry Brown declares a State of Emergency after wildfires devastate Lake and Napa counties.
2019 – US actress Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison for her role in the college admissions scandal.
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