1788 – NY City becomes 1st capital of US.
1789 – 1st loan to US government (from NYC banks)
1869 – Jay Gould & James Fisk attempt to control US gold market.
1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
1909 – Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th Home Run (all inside-the-park)
1930 – Tommy Armour wins PGA golf tournament.
1934 – Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000.
1944 – 30th infantry division of US 1st Army frees Margraten.
1948 – Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
1956 – IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305.
1961 – “Car 54 Where are You?” premieres on TV.
1965 – Today Show’s 1st totally color broadcast.
1970 – IBM announces System 370 computer.
1977 – 1st TV viewer discretion warning-Soap.
1977 – General Motors introduces 1st US diesel auto (Oldsmobile 88).
1987 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship.
1993 – Queens NY begins required recycling.
1999 – John Elway’s #7 jersey is retired by the Denver Broncos.
2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the U.S. after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding area.
2015 – Governor of California Jerry Brown declares a State of Emergency after wildfires devastate Lake and Napa counties.
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