1754 – George Washington surrenders to French, Fort Necessity (7 Years’ War).
1806 – Michael Keens exhibits 1st cultivated strawberry.
1861 – Pony Express arrives in San Francisco with overland letters from NY.
1884 – Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
1915 – After exploding a bomb in US Senate reception room previous day, Erich Muenter, a German instructor at Cornell University, shoots JP Morgan for representing the British government in war contract negotiations.
1930 – US Veterans Administration created.
1939 – Lou Gehrig day: Gehrig makes “luckiest man” speech.
1947 – Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Doby, the 1st black in American League.
1951 – 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Sneed at Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa.
1958 – “Andy Williams Show” premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC).
1964 – 78th Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (6-4,12-10, 4-6, 6-3)
1970 – 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival.
1978 – US Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin’s “Filthy Words.”
1983 – Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 for 100m).
1989 – The movie “Batman” set record of quickest $100 million (10 days).
1989 – US Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions.
1994 – The deadliest day in Texas traffic history, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Forty six people were killed in crashes.
1997 – Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit.
2001 – At a meeting of its oil ministers, OPEC agrees to maintain current production quotas; ministers indicate that, if Iraqi oil returns to the market, they may cut production in response to maintain their desired level of prices.
2014 – “Guardians of the Galaxy”, directed by James Gunn, starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, premieres in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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