1539 – Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
1784 – US army officially established by Congress of the Confederation.
1856 – Cullen Whipple patents a machine for making screws.
1871 – Jesse James & his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon, Iowa), of $15,000.
1888 – “Casey at the Bat” published (SF Examiner)
1911 – “Come Josephine in My Flying Machine” hits #1.
1929 – 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center (electric light)
1932 – Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A’s 20-13.
1939 – “Beer Barrell Polka” hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe.
1946 – 1st bikini bathing suit displayed (Paris)
1949 – “Dragnet” is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles)
1957 – Howard Cosell’s 1st TV show.
1964 – Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee)
1966 – Gemini 9 launched; 7th 2-man flight (Stafford & Cernan)
1967 – Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” reaches #1.
1968 – Poor Peoples March on Washington, DC.
1977 – US and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations.
1980 – Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination.
1985 – Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1.
1992 – Joan Lunden ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support.
2012 – Tiger Woods’ 73rd PGA tour victory equals Jack Nicklaus’s record.
2014 – President Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe.
