1639 – Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders.
1648 – Lord Baltimore’s representative Margaret Brent ejected from Maryland Council after requesting to vote.
1848 – James Marshall finds gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California.
1899 – Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O’Sullivan.
1901 – 1st games played in baseball’s American League.
1908 – Gen. Baden-Powell starts Boy Scouts.
1927 – Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director – The Pleasure Garden, in England.
1936 – Benny Goodman & orchestra record “Stompin’ at the Savoy” on Victor Records.
1950 – Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history.
1964 – CBS purchases NFL 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million.
1973 – Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1976 – George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest.
1982 – Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 in Pontiac, Michigan. MVP: Joe Montana, 49ers, QB.
1983 – Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title.
1984 – Apple Computer Inc. unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer.
1988 – Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $21 million.
1988 – NBC premiere of fact based “The Murder of Mary Phagan”
1994 – Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
2015 – Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson scores the most NBA points in a quarter with 37 & most 3 pointers in a quarter with 9.
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