1833—New York Sun begins publishing (1st daily newspaper)
1861—Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality.
1865—Army commander in South Carolina orders Freedmen’s Bureau to stop seizing land.
1881—Anton Bruckner completes his 6th Symphony.
1891— Cotton pickers organize union & stage strike in Texas.
1902—Pittsburgh Pirates, win earliest pennant (full season)
1904—St. Louis Olympics closes.
1916—US President Wilson signs Adamson Act, providing an 8-hour day on interstate railroads, preventing a national railroad strike.
1918—5 soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot (or Camp Logan riot): in all 19 mutineers were executed.
1929—Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches all time high of 381.17, to be shortly followed by the Crash of 1929.
1951—TV soap opera “Search for Tomorrow” debuts on CBS.
1957—Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out.
1964—US Attorney General Robert Kennedy resigns.
1967—Final episode of “What’s My Line?” hosted by John Charles Daly on CBS TV.
1971—Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg’s doctor’s office.
1977—Last broadcast of “Mary Tyler Moore Show” on NBC-TV.
1986—Astros & Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game.
1989—“Into the Woods” closes at martin Beck Theater NYC after 764 performances.
1995—Carolina Panthers lose their 1st NFL game (Atlanta 23-Carolina 20 OT)
2013—Microsoft purchases Nokia for $7.2 Billion.
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