1620—Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims.
1683—Germantown, Pennsylvania, founded by 13 immigrant families.
1789—US Department of Foreign Affairs, renamed Department of State.
1831—The locomotive John Bull operates for the first time in New Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad.
1853—First US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell.
1887—Philadelphia celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution.
1904—Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight.
1914—US Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
1923—Gov. Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of Ku Klux Klan terror.
1938—Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pittsburgh)
1942—US aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal.
1945—A hurricane in southern Florida and the Bahamas destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at NAS Richmond.
1947—First 4 engine jet-propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Ohio.
1949—“Lone Ranger” premieres on ABC-TV. Diddle-um, diddle-um, Diddle-um-tum-tum.
1957—“Bachelor Father” with John Forsythe premieres.
1963—Alou brothers-Felipe, Matty & Jesus, appear in San Francisco outfield for 1 inning.
1966—U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to the United States Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation.
1970—Decca records awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million.
1971—1st broadcast of “Columbo” on NBC-TV.
1981—US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O’Conner for the US Supreme Court.
1982—1st issue of “USA Today” published by Gannett Co, Inc.
1985—Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid concert.
1990—Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000.
1996—Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan’s #34.
2014—President Obama announces the US will send 3,000 troops to help combat spread of the Ebola virus.
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