1630 – The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.
1800 – Zion AME Church dedicated (NYC)
1860 – Excursion steamer “Lady Elgin” drowns 340 in Lake Michigan.
1876 – Frank James and his gang are involved in a disastrous raid in Northfield, Minnesota, results in the death or capture of multiple gang members.
1889 – Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward’s Island, New York.
1910 – In the Hague, the International Court arbitrates a fishing-rights dispute between the US and Newfoundland (still separate from Canada)
1915 – Johnny Gruelle patents his Raggedy Ann doll (US Patent D47789)
1916 – Workmen’s Compensation Act is passed by Congress.
1927 – Philo Garnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in San Francisco.
1936 – Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation.
1948 – 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio.
1954 – Integration begins in Washington, DC & Baltimore, Maryland public schools.
1963 – WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting.
1963 – Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
1973 – Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion.
1977 – Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy is released from prison after serving 4 years and 4 1/2 months.
1979 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes its debut.
1988 – Security & Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws.
2001 – The US Federal Trade Commission approves Chevron’s bid to buy Texaco.
2008 – The US government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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