1636 – In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony’s 1st law drafted.
1648 – Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americans 1st volunteer fireman.
1854 – Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair.
1881 – Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano.
1918 – Musical “Sometime” with Mae West premieres in NYC.
1931 – Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts.
1933 – Esquire magazine is 1st published.
1940 – Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off.
1949 – United Nations’ permanent NYC headquarters is dedicated.
1952 – “Top Banana” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 356 performances.
1953 – Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series.
1957 – “Leave it to Beaver,” debuts on CBS.
1958 – Transatlantic commercial jet passenger service began (BOAC).
1965 – USSR launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon.
1975 – A Cessna 310Q airplane crashes over Wilmington, North Carolina, killing the pilot and severely injuring several pro wrestlers affiliated with the NWA’s Mid-Atlantic promotion. One of the survivors is the legendary Ric Flair.
1987 – 1st “Scrub Sunday” of NFL football with replacement players.
1990 – U.S. premiere of Fox TV’s “Beverly Hills, 90210”.
1997 – The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo and Company. An FBI investigation eventually resulted in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the $17.3 million in cash which had been taken.
2010 – 38th Ryder Cup: Europe wins 14.5 – 13.5 at Celtic Manor Resort, Wales.
2012 – Formula One legend, Michael Schumacher, retires.
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