1787 – US Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old.
1849 – Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville, Ky).
1894 – 34th British Golf Open: J.H. Taylor shoots a 326 at Royal St. George’s Golf Club.
1909 – “Shine On, Harvest Moon” by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1.
1917 – Secret Service extends protection of president to his family.
1923 – Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet above ground in NYC.
1931 – Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition & perjury.
1939 – Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY.
1945 – US 7th Marine regiment conquer summit of Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa.
1954 – “Girl in Pink Tights” closes at Mark Hellinger, NYC after 115 performances.
1965 – Sonny & Cher make their 1st TV appearance in “American Bandstand.”
1967 – US Supreme Court unanimously ends law against interracial marriages.
1977 – “Pippin” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1944 performances.
1980 – Ronald Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests.
1987 – US President Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin wall.
1990 – Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list.
1996 – 3 Philadelphia Fed Court judges overturn US indecency ban on internet.
2002 – Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4-0 in NBA finals, MVP: Shaquille O’Neal, L.A.
2010 – “Toy Story 3”, directed by Lee Unkrich, starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, premieres at the Taormina Film Fest in Italy – 1st animated film to earn $1 billion.
2016 – Gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State opens fire at gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49, injuring 52-worst mass shooting in the US.
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