1875 – Billy the Kid escapes jail in Silver City, New Mexico, by climbing out of a chimney and becomes a fugitive.
1911 – Groundbreaking begins in Boston for Fenway Park.
1919 – President Woodrow Wilson suffers a breakdown in Colorado, his health never recovers.
1926 – Henry Ford announces an 8-hour, 5-day work week for workers at the Ford Motor Company.
1933 – 1st poorhouse opens in Smyrna, Georgia.
1941 – Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years.
1949 – Evangelist Billy Graham begins his “Los Angeles Crusade” in a circus tent erected in a parking lot.
1955 – Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, at 20, is the youngest batting champ.
1962 – Challenger Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of round 1 at Comiskey Park, Chicago to win the world heavyweight boxing title.
1965 – Beatle cartoon show begins in the United States.
1973 – 3-man crew of Skylab 3 makes a safe splashdown in the Pacific after 55 days.
1980 – Comedian Chevy Chase calls Cary Grant a homo on “Tomorrow” show, a $10 million defamation lawsuit follows, settled out-of-court for an undisclosed sum.
1984 – New York Mets’ Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s.
1990 – Saddam Hussein warns that the United States will repeat the Vietnam experience.
1997 – Medical drama “ER” is performed live for TV.
2005 – President Cup Golf, Robert Trent Jones GC: Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk and Phil Mickelson unbeaten as United States beat International team, 18 1/2-15 1/2.
2015 – Caitlyn Jenner officially changes her name from Bruce and her gender to a woman.
2018 – Comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era.
2022 – Presidents Cup Golf, Quail Hollow CC, Charlotte: United States wins final day singles 6.5-5.5 for a convincing 17.5-12.5 win over the International Team; 9th straight American victory.
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