1564—John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America.
1648—1st labor organization form in North America colonies (Boston Shoemakers)
1767—Boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, Mason Dixon line, agreed upon.
1776—In a NY bar decorated with bird tail, customer orders “cock tail”
1867—US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)
1878—Edison makes electricity available for household use.
1892—1st commercial long-distance phone lines opens (Chicago-NY)
1924—Harold “Red” Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
1954—WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, SC (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting.
1960—Casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)
1967—“Apple Tree” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances.
1967—Walt Disney’s “Jungle Book” is released.
1968—Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas.
1969—Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners.
1973—“Raisin” opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 847 performances.
1977—Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Babe Ruth’s series record.
1992—1st non-US team to wind a World Series Game: Toronto 5, Atlanta 4.
2001—Crude Oil for November delivery falls to its lowest level since August 1999 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).
2012—Google stock trading is suspended after a premature release of a quarterly report indicating a 20% drop in profits and a 9% fall in share price.
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