1631 – John Winthrop is elected 1st Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1852 – Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school.
1916 – US pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft.
1917 – US Congress passes Selective Service Act, authorizing the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through compulsory enlistment.
1927 – Ritz Hotel opens in Boston.
1933 – Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams.
1934 – Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky)
1942 – NYC ends night baseball games for rest of WW II.
1956 – Mickey Mantle hits HR from both sides of plate for record 3rd time.
1963 – “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul hits #1.
1964 – US Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years.
1972 – “Me & The Chimp” last airs on CBS-TV.
1974 – “Steak” by Ray Stevens hits #1.
1980 – Mount St. Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die.
1986 – “Singin’ in the Rain” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 performances.
1992 – US Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs.
1997 – Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic.
1998 – United States vs Microsoft: The United States Department of Justice and 20 US states file an antitrust case against Microsoft.
2008 – 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood win.
2014 – Adam Scott overtakes Tiger Woods as the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world.
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