1789 – Congress passes an act requiring the first Postmaster General to report to the President through the Secretary of the Treasury.
1911 – Boston Rustlers’ future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young beats Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 at Forbes Field for his final career victory, number 511.
1913 – Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson, New Mexico.
1920 – Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series.
1937 – Forest fire kills 14 and injures 50 in Cody, Wyoming.
1943 – Destroyer HMS Itchen torpedoed and sunk.
1949 – WFMY-TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, NC (CBS) 1st broadcast.
1955 – Hurricane Janet kills 500 in Caribbean.
1957 – Western comedy series “Maverick” premieres on ABC television starring James Garner.
1962 – Pete Seeger headlines ‘Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall’ in New York City. Bob Dylan shares the bill.
1969 – San Francisco Giants’ Willie Mays becomes second player to hit 600 home runs.
1971 – OPEC directs members to negotiate price increases to offset the devaluation of the US dollar.
1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to Supreme Court.
1985 – 37th Emmy Awards: “Cagney & Lacey”, “The Cosby Show” and Tyne Daly win.
1991 – Harry Gant wins NASCAR Goody’s 500.
1999 – 33rd Country Music Association Award: Shania Twain, Martina McBride and Tim McGraw win.
2006 – The F-14 Tomcat retired from the United States Navy.
2015 – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Seattle to start his first state visit to the United States.
2019 – President Donald Trump admits he spoke to Ukrainian president about Joe Biden’s son after news that a US intelligence officer made an official complaint about the call.
2021 – World Health Organization warns urgent action needed on air pollution is on a par with smoking and a poor diet, causing seven million premature deaths a year.
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