1790 – Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying the US Constitution.
1861 – Dorothea Dix offers help setting up hospitals for the Union Army.
1886 – American chemist John Pemberton begins to advertise Coca-Cola.
1900 – Trademark “Escalator” registered by Otis Elevator Co.
1912 – 15 young women are fired by Curtis Publishing in Philadelphia for dancing the “Turkey Trot” during their lunch break.
1919 – Charles Strite files patent for the pop-up toaster.
1922 – US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws.
1932 – The Bonus Army of World War I veterans begins to assemble in Washington, D.C. to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
1942 – Bing Crosby records “White Christmas”, world’s best-selling single (estimated 100 million copies sold)
1943 – Meat and cheese rationed in the US.
1954 – French Championship Men’s Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Art Larsen 6-4, 7-5, 6-1 for first of 2 straight French singles titles.
1957 – NYC Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants & Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast.
1968 – US Truth in Lending Act signed into law.
1976 – “One Piece At A Time” by Johnny Cash hits #29.
1977 – Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt wins for a record 4th time.
1989 – Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All-Star 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt retires from MLB at 39.
1996 – Space Shuttle STS 77 Endeavour 11, lands.
2001 – Natural gas futures plunge 6% to a 10-month low on speculation that growing US inventories will help power parts meet summer demand for air-conditioning.
2010 – Philadelphia Phillies’ Roy Halladay becomes 20th pitcher to throw a perfect game (1-0 vs Florida Marlins), in Miami.
2017 – Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida.
2019 – US Special Counsel Robert Mueller says charging President Donald Trump with a crime never an option as no legal means to charge a sitting president, and that his report does not exonerate the president.
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