1789 – US Federal Judiciary Act passes, creating a six-person Supreme Court.
1903 – Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle.
1924 – Boston, Massachusetts, opens its airport.
1927 – New York Yankees set a record of 106 victories.
1934 – 2,500 fans see Babe Ruth’s farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium.
1948 – The Honda Motor Company is founded in Hamamatsu City, Japan.
1952 – American fast food restaurant chain “KFC” {Kentucky Fried Chicken} opens it first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1955 – US President Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver.
1962 – US Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Mississippi.
1968 – “60 Minutes” premieres on CBS-TV.
1972 – NY Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (44-34)
1978 – Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3, ERA 1.74.
1985 – Apollo Computer Inc lays off 300 employees.
1996 – US President Bill Clinton signs the “Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty” at the United Nations.
2001 – Crude oil and petroleum products futures fall to their lowest levels in nearly two years amid fears that a recession will reduce energy demand.
2007 – “The Big Bang Theory” created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and starring Johnny Galeki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco premieres on CBS.
2013 – “The Goldbergs” by Adam F. Goldberg premieres in the US on ABC.
2017 – Tour Championship Men’s Golf, East Lake GC: Xander Schauffele wins rich season-ending event by 1-stroke from Justin Thomas.
2019 – Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump, arguing that he tried to enlist a foreign power for his political gain.
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