1903 – Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.
1908 – Henry Ford’s first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1919 – Democratic National Committee votes to allow female members.
1930 – Chicago Cubs’ Hack Wilson’s two home runs gives him the American League record 56.
1940 – 55 German aircraft shot down above England.
1942 – Glenn Miller and his Orchestra give their final performance at Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. Miller disbanded the group as he joined the US Army.
1953 – Baltimore Colts’ Bert Rechichar kicks a 56-yard field goal.
1954 – School integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland public schools.
1962 – Rachel Carson published ‘Silent Spring’ about the deleterious impacts of pesticide use in the United States on the environment.
1973 – Barbra Streisand releases single “The Way We Were.” (Billboard Song of the Year, 1974)
1979 – Congress’ final approval to create the Department of Education.
1985 – Hurricane Gloria’s 130 MPH wind hits the Atlantic coast.
1987 – Ryder Cup Golf, Muirfield Village GC: Europe beats US, 15-13, after 13-0 unbeaten record spanning 60 years, for the first time on home soil.
1988 – Senate votes for major federal tax code changes.
1992 – Seattle’s Randy Johnson ties American League record for lefties with 18 strikeouts
2000 – United States baseball team, managed by Tommy Lasorda, wins Olympic Gold Medal in Sydney, Australia.
2008 – Greg Maddux wins his final start of his career (No. 355).
2014 – 57 people are killed after Mount Ontake erupts in Japan.
2018 – US Securities and Exchange Commission files lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of securities fraud.
2020 – Details of President Donald Trump’s tax returns released by the New York Times showing he paid $750 in income tax (2016 & 2017) revealing “chronic losses and years of tax avoidance.”
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