1630 – Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston.
1782 – Great Seal of US used for 1st time.
1830 – Oliver Wendell Holmes writes “Old Ironsides”
1858 – 1st overland mail for California.
1908 – Carriage-maker, William Durant, founds General Motors in Flint, Michigan.
1919 – American Legion incorporated by an act of Congress.
1940 – FDR signs Selective Training & Service Act (1st peacetime draft).
1951 – 6th US Women’s Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls.
1953 – 1st movie in Cinemascope “The Robe” based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas, directed by Henry Koster and starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons premieres.
1963 – “Outer Limits” premieres on ABC-TV.
1973 – Buffalo Bills OJ Simpson rushes for 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Patriots 31-13.
1974 – US President Gerald Ford announces conditional amnesty for US Vietnam War deserters..
1979 – Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium.
1984 – 1st broadcast of “Miami Vice” on NBC-TV.
1991 – Atlanta’s Otis Nixon suspended for rest of 1991 due to cocaine.
1992 – FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service.
1995 – Greg Maddux of Braves sets record of 17 consecutive road victory.
1997 – Apple Computer, Inc. names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO.
2013 – 12 people are killed after a gunman opens fire at a naval yard in Washington, D.C.
2015 – Second Republican presidential candidates debate, hosted by CNN, Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump face off at the Reagan Presidential Library.
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