1835—P.T. Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US.
1851—1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)
1857—James Gibbs, Virginia, patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine.
1875—Alexander Graham Bell makes first sound transmission.
1886—Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom)
1901—Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)
1903—Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers.
1913—1st strike settlement mediated by US Department of Labor–railroad clerks.
1919—Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sandburg (Cornhuskers)
1928—Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft.
1935—Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player.
1952—650,000 metal workers go on strike in US.
1952—Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette.
1964—Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass.
1977—New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City.
1979—Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley signs first homosexual rights bill.
1985—RJ Reynolds Company proposed a merger with Nabisco.
1987—Seattle Mariners draft Ken Griffey, Jr. #1.
1997—Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168.
2004—Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!.
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