1798 – 1st direct US federal tax on states-on dwellings, land & slave.
1798 – US Sedition Act prohibits “false, scandalous & malicious” writing against government.
1850 – 1st public demonstration of ice cream made by refrigeration.
1853 – 1st US World’s fair opens at New York’s Crystal Palace.
1861 – Naval Engagement at Wilmington, NC – USS Daylight establishes blockade.
1870 – The United States Congress grants Mary Todd Lincoln a life pension in the amount of $3,000 a year.
1927 – 1st commercial airplane flight in Hawaii.
1934 – NY Times erroneously declares Babe Ruth’s 700th HR record to stand for all time.
1940 – Due to beanball wars, Spaulding advertises batting helmet with earflaps.
1946 – Dr. Benjamin Spook’s “Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care” published.
1951 – 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1966 – Richard Speck rapes & kills 8 nurses in a Chicago dormitory.
1969 – The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.
1975 – EPCOT Center (Florida) plans announced.
1977 – US House establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
1983 – Crane (Rep-R-Il) & Studds (Rep-D-Mass) admit to sex with pages.
1987 – Greyhound Bus buys Trailways Bus for $80 million.
1992 – All star MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr. (Seattle Mariners)
1996 – “How To Succeed in Business…” closes at R Rodgers NYC after 548 performances.
1996 – 14th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Raymond Floyd
2015 – Harper Lee’s 2nd novel “Go Set A Watchman”, an early 1957 version of “To Kill A Mocking Bird” goes on sale in 79 countries.
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