1683 – Germantown, Pennsylvania, founded by 13 immigrant families.
1789 – US Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State.
1831 – the locomotive John Bull operates for the first time in New Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
1912 – Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins.
1928 – Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin while studying influenza.
1942 – US aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal.
1945 – A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond.
1946 – Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 innings, game called because of gnats.
1949 – “Long Ranger” premieres on ABC-TV. Diddle-um, diddle-um, diddle-um, tum, tum.
1957 – “Bachelor Father” with John Forsythe premieres.
1961 – 61st US Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus.
1963 – Alou brothers-Felipe, Matty, & Jesus-appear in San Francisco outfield for 1 inning.
1966 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to the United States Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation.
1970 – Decca awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million.
1981 – US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O’Connor for the US Supreme Court.
1982 – First issue of “USA Today” published by Gannett Co. Inc.
1989 – The U.S. Congress recognizes Terry Anderson’s continued captivity in Beirut.
1997 – Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000.
1998 – Google.com is registered as a domain name.
2014 – President Obama announces the US will send 3,000 troops to help combat spread of the Ebola virus.
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