1494—On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica.
1816—American Bible Society organized (NY)
1847—American Medical Association organized (Philadelphia)
1865—1st US train robbery (North Bend, Ohio)
1877—Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
1893—Panic of 1893: Great crash on NY Stock Exchange.
1900—“The Billboard” began weekly publication.
1904—Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia A’s (3-0)
1922—Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (Bronx)
1925—Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (16 total bases)
1935—Jesse Owens of US sets long jump record of 26′ 8 1/2″.
1939—Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky.
1943—Postmaster General Frank C. Walker invents Postal Zone System.
1952—Ron Necciai of Pittsburgh Pirate’s Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base.
1961—Alan Shepherd becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7)
1966—Willie Mays hit his 512th home run.
1979—Voyager 1 passes Jupiter.
1986—Hall of Fame & Museum announced to be built in Cleveland.
1997—“Married With Children” final episode on Fox TV.
2012—138th Kentucky Derby: Mario Gutierrez aboard ILL Have Another wins in 2:01:83.
2013—5 people are killed after a limousine catches fire in Hayward, California.
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