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0687 BC Chinese record a meteor shower in Lyra
1145 19th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's
Comet
1370 Bastille begins being built in Paris France
1692 Edward Bishop is jailed for proposing flogging
as cure for witchcraft
1793 President George Washington attends opening
of Rickett's, first circus in US
1817 Curaçao prohibits use of white paint
due to fierce sunlight
1823 R J Tyers patents roller skates
1864 US mints 2¢ coin (first appearance of
"In God We Trust")
1876 First National League game
1876 Tchaikovsky completes his "Swan Lake"
ballet
1878 The first Egg Roll was held on the grounds
of the White House.
1884 Thomas Stevens starts first bicycle trip
around the world (2 years 9 months)
1884 John Golding patented a process for metallic
screening screening (used in screen doors & windows).
1889 Oklahoma land rush officially begins
1898 US President William McKinley orders blockade
of Cuban harbors
1903 American Power Boat Association forms
1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) first game
1906 New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all
game balls
1914 Babe Ruth's first professional game (as a
pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win
1914 México ends diplomatic relations with
US
1915 First military use of poison gas (chlorine,
by Germany) in WWI
1915 New York Yankees don pinstripes & hat-in-the-ring
logo for first time
1930 US, Britain & Japan sign London Naval
Treaty to reduce naval forces
1931 An autogyro lands on the lawn of the White House.
1947 First NBA Championship
1950 “If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked
a Cake" by Eileen Barton topped the charts
1951 Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur
in NYC
1952 First atomic explosion on network news, Nob
NV
1954 NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock &
6 team-foul rule
1954 The televised Army-McCarthy hearings began
in the U.S. Senate.
1955 Congress orders all US coins bear motto "In
God We Trust"
1956 Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut at
the Frontier Hotel.
1961 "Blue Moon" by The Marcels topped
the charts.
1962 Streaks at stake when mets play the Pirates
1967 "Somethin' Stupid" by Nancy &
Frank Sinatra topped the charts
1969 First human eye transplant performed
1970 The first Earth Day was observed
1972 Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles
Duke ride on the Moon
1972 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
by Roberta Flack topped the charts
1978 "Night Fever" by The Bee Gees topped
the charts
1978 'The Blues Brothers make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live
1988 New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL
playoff record of 8 points in a playoff game (hat trick & 5 assists) in
10-4 rout over the Capitals
1989 "Like a Prayer" by Madonna topped
the charts
1990 "Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks
1991 Intel releases the 486SX chip
