1804 – Lewis & Clark Expedition begins.
1832 – 1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore).
1861 – Richmond, Va, is designated Confederate Capital.
1881 – American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton.
1906 – Louis H. Perlman patents a demountable tire carrying rim for cars.
1914 – Greyhound Bus Co. begins in Minnesota.
1918 – US House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote.
1929 – Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, NYC.
1954 – Amendment to give 18 year-olds right to vote is defeated.
1959 – “Gypsy” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 702 performances.
1969 – Robert F. Kennedy’s murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death: later commuted to life imprisonment.
1977 – “Fiddler on the Roof” closes at Winter Garden NYC after 167 performances.
1983 – David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” single goes #1.
1990 – Dow Jones average hits a record, 2,844.68.
1990 – Last episode of “Newhart” airs on CBS-TV.
1996 – Ken Griffey Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hit 200 home runs.
1998 – In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker.
2001 – The Enron Corporation’s power generating venture in India, the Dabhol Power Company, serves formal notice that it will terminate its power supply contract and pull out.
2003 – 38th Academy of Country Music Awards: Toby Keith, Martina McBride & Kenny Chesney win.
2013 – Microsoft announces the release of Xbox One.
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