1780 – American Academy of Arts & Science founded in Boston, James Bowdoin, John and Samuel Adams founding members.
1805 – Henry C Overing buys 80 acres off Throggs Neck in the Bronx.
1866 – Woodward’s Gardens open to the public in San Francisco.
1883 – John Gordon Cashmans publishes 1st edition “Vicksburg Evening Post” (Mississippi).
1904 – Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.
1916 – At request of US, Germany curtails its submarine warfare.
1932 – Al Capone enters Atlanta Penitentiary convicted of income tax evasion.
1942 – Food 1st rationed in US.
1953 – Pulitzer Prize for Literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway for “The Old Man & The Sea”
1957 – Alan Freed hosts “Rock n’ Roll Show” 1st prime-time network rock show.
1959 – First Grammy Awards: Perry Como & Ella Fitzgerald win.
1964 – “Another World” premieres on TV in the US.
1965 – Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott’s 511th NL record.
1974 – 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04.
1982 – Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans.
1991 – Morris K Udall, (Rep-D-Ariz), resigns due to Parkinson disease.
1991 – US President George H.W. Bush is hospitalized for erratic heartbeat.
1992 – “I Saw the Light” single released by Wynonna (Billboard Song of the Year 1992)
2007 – Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7m wide EF-5 tornado.
2013 – Harper Lee files a lawsuit against a literary agent over the copyright of “To Kill a Mockingbird”
2015 – Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry is named MVP for the 2014-15 NBA season.
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