1781—Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown.1829—Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens.
1860—1st British Golf Open: Willie Park, Sr. shoots a 184 at Prestwick Club, Scotland.
1885—Baseball sets all players salaries at $1,000 – $2,000 for 1885 season.
1917—First British bombing of Germany.
1919—Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created.
1931—Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison.
1933—Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany.
1939—“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, starring Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur, is released.
1955—Lee Merriwether joins Today Show panel.
1964—Yanks fire manager Yogi Berra.
1967—Barbara Streisand stars on “Belle of 14th Street” special on CBS.
1972—Chuck Berry’s “My Doing-a-ling,” is #1.
1979—“Beatlemania” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 920 performances.
1986—US Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens & offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982.
1988—Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft.
1995—Keith Moore sentenced to 6 years for robbing Sting of $9,000,000.
2006—The United States population reaches 300 million.
2012—Lance Armstrong loses a host of endorsements in the wake of his doping scandal.
About Author
