1784 – US army officially established by Congress of the Confederation.
1851 – 1st baseball uniforms worn, NY Knickerbockers wear straw hats, white shirt & blue long trousers.
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 Barrel 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.
1961 – JFK & Khrushchev meet In Vienna.
1964 – Rolling Stones begin 1st US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee)
1967 – Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” reaches #1.
1972 – “Hot Rod Lincoln” by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen hits #9.
1980 – ESPN begins televising college world series games.
1989 – Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities on one day.
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.
2017 – The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum opens in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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