1704 "Boston News-Letter", first successful newspaper in US, is established More ...
1800 Library of Congress is established with $5,000 allocation More ...
1833 Patent granted for first soda fountain to Jacob Evert & George Dulty More ...
1872 Volcano Vesuvius erupts More ...
1877 Federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans More ...
1888 Eastman Kodak forms More ...
1897 First reporter, William Price (Washington Star), is assigned to White House
1907 "Anchors Aweigh" copyrighted More ...
1908 Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become the first to travel across the US by car More ...
1923 Colonel Jacob Schick patents Schick shavers
1936 Benny Goodman and his trio recorded "China Boy". More ...
1949 Dick Powell starred in "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" on NBC radio. More ...
1950 "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances More ...
1952 Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the "Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, "The Tiger". Not long after this start, Burr would be seen in the hugely popular "Perry Mason" and much later in "Ironside".
1954 "Wanted" by Perry Como topped the charts More ...
1955 "X-Minus One", a show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC radio this day More ...
1956 First umpire to wear glasses in a regular season game More ...
1959 "Your Hit Parade" ended after a nine-year run on television and radio. More ...
1961 JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs More ...
1961 "Runaway" by Del Shannon topped the charts More ...
1961 The Vasa, which sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628, is raised More ...
1962 Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers strikes out 18 batters More ...
1962 MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time California to Massachusetts
1963 Boston Celtics' Bob Cousy retires More ...
1965 "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders topped the charts More ...
1965 New York Mets' Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager More ...
1969 The Cowsills, received a gold record for their hit single, "Hair" More ...
1970 The People's Republic of China launched its first satellite. More ...
1971 "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night topped the charts More ...
1974 NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers
1976 "Disco Lady" by Johnny Taylor topped the charts More ...
1978 Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners More ...
1981 Bill Shoemaker wins his 8000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey More ...
1981 IBM-PC computer introduced
1982 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts topped the charts More ...
1990 West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July 1st
1992 "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater NYC for 108 performances
1996 Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years More ...