1749 – Earl of Chesterfield says, “Idleness is only refuge of weak minds.”
>1861 – Confederate states’ congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va.
1868 – 1st use of tax stamps on cigarettes.
1878 – 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii.
1881 – Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to US federal troops.
1911 – Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns 5-0.
1921 – Congressman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
1926 – A convention of the Methodist Church votes to allow women to become parents.
1940 – Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart (#1 is “I’ll Never Smile Again” by Tommy Dorsey)
1944 – Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs.
1944 – US President FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Democratic convention.
1950 – “Arthur Murray Party” premieres on ABC TV (later Dumont, CBS, NBC)
1964 – 1st surfin’ record to go #1–Jan & Dean’s “Surf City”
1969 – 1st Moon Landing: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11, 530 million watch live global broadcast.
1976 – Hank Aaron hits 755th & last home run off Angels Dick Drago.
1984 – Vanessa Williams is asked to resign as Miss America.
1994 – OJ Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife’s killer.
2000 – The leaders of Salt Lake City’s bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud and racketeering.
2012 – 12 people are killed and 59 injured after a gunman opens fire at a Dark Knight movie premier in Aurora, Colorado.
2015 – Hacker group the Impact Team announce they have hacked married dating site Ashley Madison.
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