1493 – Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to the Americas.
1775 – American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured.
1804 – Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution, establishing the procedure for electing the President and Vice President, becomes effective.
1867 – Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard University in Washington, DC.
1878 – British physician Dr. Charles Drysdale warns against the use of tobacco in a letter to The Times newspaper in one of the earliest public health announcements on the dangers of smoking.
1911 – Groundbreaking begins in Boston for Fenway Park.
1919 – US president Woodrow Wilson suffers a breakdown in Colorado, his health never recovers.
1933 – 1st state poorhouse opens in Smyrna, Georgia.
1941 – Brooklyn Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years.
1955 – Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ.
1965 – “Do I Hear a Waltz?” closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 220 performances.
1973 – 3-man crew of Skylab 3 make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days.
1974 – Scientists first report that Freon gases from aerosol sprays are destroying the ozone layer.
1979 – “Evita” opens on Broadway Theater NYC for 1568 performances.
1986 – Antonin Scalia appointed to US Supreme Court.
1990 – Saddam Hussein warns that US will repeat Vietnam experience.
1993 – Action TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger” starring Chuck Norris debuts on CBS.
1997 – “ER” is performed live on TV.
2013 – Oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America’s Cup.
2016 – PGA’s FedEx Cup won by Northern Irishman Rory Mcllroy, prize money $10 million at East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta.
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