1778 – The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States.
1796 – George Washington’s farewell address as president.
1849 – 1st commercial laundry established in Oakland, California.
1854 – Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car.
1876 – 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan)
1928 – Mickey Mouse’s screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater NYC)
1931 – Lefty Grove wins his 30th game of the season over White Sox, 2-1.
1934 – Bruno Haptmann arrested for kidnapping Lindbergh baby.
1951 – 1st broadcast of “Search for Tomorrow” on CBS-TV.
1959 – Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland.
1960 – Chubby Checker’s “Twist” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1968 – Denny McLain’s 31st win & Mickey Mantle’s 535th home run.
1970 – “The Mary Tyler Moore” show premieres on CBS.
1981 – Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a NYC Central Park concert.
1988 – US Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board.
1989 – Appeals court restores America’s Cup to US after NY Supreme Court gave it to NZ (NZ protested US’s use of a catamaran)
1994 – “ER” premieres on NBC, created by Michael Crichton and starring George Clooney and Anthony Edwards.
1995 – The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber’s manifesto.
2008 – Greg Maddux pitches his 5,000th career inning against the San Francisco Giants.
2011 – Ashton Kutcher debuts on “Two and a Half Men”, replacing Charlie Sheen.
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