1908 – Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hour airplane flight, Fort Myers, Virginia.
1926 – National Broadcasting Company created by Radio Corporation of America.
1932 – Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River, 71 killed.
1940 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Donald McNeill beats fellow American Bobby Riggs 4-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-3,7-5 for his second major singles title.
1943 – United States, British, & French troops land at Salerno (Operation Avalanche)
1945 – Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th & final home run.
1950 – “Texas, Lil Darlin'” musical closes at Mark Hellinger in New York City after 293 performances.
1956 – Elvis Presley appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show” for the first time.
1957 – President Dwight Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction.
1963 – NBC expands “The Huntley-Brinkley Report”, their evening television news program, from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.
1969 – Allegheny Airlines flight 853 collides with a Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills all 83 occupants.
1977 – Detroit Tigers rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years.
1983 – Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (Coco2)
1987 – Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) begins NBA free throw streak of 59 straight made.
1994 – Space shuttle STS 84 (Discovery 20) launches into orbit.
2000 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Venus Williams wins her first US title; beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-5.
2007 – 24th MTV Video Music Awards: Rhianna, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Fergie win.
2015 – Apple unveils the iPad Pro and iPhone 6S in San Francisco.
2021 – Tom Brady becomes first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games as he guides the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an opening day 31-29 win at home to the Dallas Cowboys.
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