1836—US patent #1 (after 9,957 unnumbered patents), for locomotive wheels.1837—Queen Victoria is 1st monarch to live in present Buckingham Palace.
1865—Horace Greeley reputedly advises his readers to “Go west young man”
1923—Draft law passes.
1930—Sarnoff reports in NY Times “TV would be a theater in every home”
1935—US-Russian commerce treaty takes effect.
1939—Frank Sinatra makes his recording debut.
1960—US Democratic convention nominates JFK as presidential candidate.
1963—Early Wynn, wins his 300th & last game at 43.
1966—Richard Speck murders 8 nurses in Chicago.
1977—NYC experiences 25 hour black-out.
1978—Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor President by chairman Henry Ford II,
1984—Eddie Van Halen joins in, in a Jackson’s concert.
1988—Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit concert.
1993—All Star MVP: Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins)
1994—OJ Simpson (charged with murder) gives hair samples for testing.
1995—Space shuttle STS-70 (Discovery 20), launches.
2011—19th ESPY Awards: Dirk Nowitzki, Lindsey Vonn win.
2012—China’s economic growth drops to 7.6%, its lowest level for three years.
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