1922—First woman FBI “special investigator” appointed (Alaska Davidson)
1929—JC Penny opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 U.S. states.
1939—Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb.
1948—“Love Life” opens at 46th Street Theater NYC for 252 performances.
1950—The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS.
1962—1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show.
1968—Apollo 7 (Shirra, Eisele & Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours.
1971—Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show.
1974—A’s Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract.
1982—16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson & Ricky Scagg.
1983—Last hand-cranked telephones in U.S. went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct dial.
1984—1st space walk by US woman (Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan)
1990—Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel.
1991—Chip Beck ties PFA lowest 18 hole score of 59.
2001—The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
2012—A US appeal court overturns a district court ruling banning the sale of Samsung.
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