1773—Benjamin Franklin writes, “There never was a good war or bad peace”
1789—Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury.
1847—1st singing of Stephen Foster’s “Susanna” (in Pittsburgh)
1883—James Cutler patents postal mail chute.
1903—The first race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
1909—Max Wolf rediscovers Halley’s Comet.
1914—William Christopher Handy publishes “St. Louis Blues”
1928—Ty Cobb last hitting appearance pops out against Yankees.
1935—US captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year.
1941—Charles Lindbergh, charges “British, Jewish & Roosevelt administration” are trying to get US into WW ll.
1950—“Beetle Bailey” comic strip debuts.
1959—“Duke” Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements.
1964—Gillette’s 20 year contract with Madison Square Garden & ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium.
1966—Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan.
1970—The Ford Pinto is introduced.
1983—Franco Harris becomes 3rd NFL to rush for 11,000 yards.
1986—Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares were traded.
1998—Independent counsel Kenneth Starr sends a report to the U.S. Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses.
2001—Two passenger planes hijacked by terrorists crash into New York’s World Trade Center Towers causing the collapse of both and death of 2,752.
2001—Terrorist hijack a passenger plan and crash it into the Pentagon causing the death of 125 people.
2001—Attempt by passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 to retake control of their hijacked plane from terrorists causes plane to crash in Pennsylvania field killing all 64 people onboard.
2012—The US is warned by Moody’s that its AAA credit rating is at risk if lawmakers fail to produce a long-term debt reduction plan.
2014—A 2 vehicle crash near Bladen Community College leaves Janice Johnson of Elizabethtown in critical condition. She has been bed ridden since, but continues to recuperate in a Burgaw, NC hospital.
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