1630 – The City of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.
1813 – “Uncle Sam” 1st used to refer to the US, by Troy Post of New York.
1860 – Excursion steamer “Lady Elgin” drowns 340 in Lake Michigan.
1876 – Frank James and his gang are involved in a disastrous raid in Northfield, Minnesota, results in the death or capture of multiple gang members (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested)
1914 – NY Post Office Building opens to public.
1915 – Johnny Gruelle patents his Raggedy Ann doll (US Patent D47789)
1916 – Workmen’s Compensation Act passed by Congress.
1936 – Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation.
1948 – 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio.
1954 – Integration begins in Washington, D.C. & Baltimore, MD public schools.
1963 – American Bandstand moves to California, & airs once a week on Saturday.
1963 – Two-building Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is officially opened.
1970 – Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053′ Royal George Bridge in Colorado.
1977 – US President Jimmy Carter and Panama’s General Omar Torrijos sign the Panama Canal treaties, guaranteeing Panama control of the Panama Canal after 1999.
1977 – Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy is released from prison after serving 4 years and 4 1/2 months.
1988 – Security & Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws.
1995 – STS 69 (Endeavour 9), launches into orbit.
1995 – Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Ore) resigns rather than face expulsion.
2001 – The US Federal Trade Commission approves Chevron’s bid to buy Texaco.
2008 – US Government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2017 – Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax reports earlier cyberattack could affect 143 million Americans.
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