1492—Columbus misses Florida when he changes course.
1765—Stamp Act Congress convenes in NY.
1816—1st double deck steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans.
1826—Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operation.
1856—Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book & newspaper.
1868—Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) opens.
1913—Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line.
1919—Fritz Kreisler & F. Jacobi’s “Apple Blossoms” premieres in NYC.
1931—1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY.
1942—US & British government announce establishment of United Nations.
1950—US forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel.
1958—Potter Stewart appointed to US Supreme Court.
1960—“Route 66” premieres.
1967—Beatles turn down $1 million NY concert offer by Sid Berstein.
1973—24th Formula One WDC: Jackie Stewart wins by 16 points.
1985—Lynette Woodward, chosen as 1st woman on Harlem Globetrotters.
1991—Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriate comments to her.
1998—Mathew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.
2003—Gray Davis is recalled as Governor of California, three years before the official end of his office term. Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor.
2014—Spanish nurse diagnosed with Ebola, the first case outside west Africa.
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