1742 – Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove.
1776 – Continental Congress creates committee (Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston) to draft a Declaration of Independence.
1793 – 1st American stove patent is granted to Robert Hendrick.
1816 – Gas Light Co of Baltimore founded.
1878 – DC is given a new government by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by president (changed in 1974)
1905 – Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hours)
1927 – Charles Lindbergh is awarded the 1st Distinguished Flying Cross.
1936 – Presbyterian Church of America founded in Philadelphia.
1939 – King & Queen of England taste 1st “hot dogs” at FDR’s party.
1944 – 15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas.
1949 – WW II sugar rationing finally ends in US (Began May 28, 1942)
1950 – Ben Hogan wins US Open golf tournament.
1953 – “Amos ‘n Andy” TV Comedy, also radio from ’29, last aired on CBS.
1959 – Charlie Sifford becomes the 1st African American to play in a US Golf Open.
1962 – Brothers John and Clarence Anglin and fellow inmate Frank Morris escape from Alcatraz Island prison, the only ones to do so.
1971 – US ends trade on China trade.
1984 – US Supreme Court declares illegally obtained evidence may be admitted at trial if it could be proved that it would have been discovered legally.
1990 – Supreme Court says law prohibiting desecration of US flag unconstitutional.
1996 – Bob Dole, (Sen-R-KS,) resigns from US senate to run for president.
2002 – “American Idol” created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox.
2004 – Ronald Reagan’s funeral is held at Washington National Cathedral.
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