1617 First one-way streets established (London) More ...
1775 England's King George III proclaimed the American colonies in a state of open rebellion More ...
1883 Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks & passballs count as errors prior to 1888)
1889 First ship-to-shore wireless message received in US (SF)
1892 John H. Stedman of Rochester, NY patented the printed streetcar transfer (also invented the fuzzy pipe cleaner)
1904 Automobile tire chain patented
1913 The statue of "The Little Mermaid" was unveiled in Copenhagen More ...
1919 "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premiers in Chicago Tribune More ...
1923 Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, "The Happiness Boys", debuted on radio More ...
1924 Mars' closest approach to Earth since the 10th century
1936 Bob Feller made his pitching debut with the Cleveland Indians More ...
1939 USSR & Germany sign a non-aggression pact More ...
1943 Lindy Hop makes the cover of "LIFE" magazine More ...
1951 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052 More ...
1952 "Half As Much" by Rosemary Clooney topped the charts More ...
1953 Don Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443' 3") More ...
1957 Digital Equipment Corp. founded More ...
1958 Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours
1958 "Volare" by Domenico Modugno topped the charts More ...
1960 World's largest frog (7.25 lb.) caught (Equatorial Guinea) More ...
1963 Beatles release "She Loves You" in the UK More ...
1965 The U.S. premiere of the motion picture "Help!", starring The Beatles More ...
1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes first photograph of Earth from Moon More ...
1969 "Honky Tonk Woman" by the Rolling Stones topped the charts More ...
1973 Intelsat communications satellite launched More ...
1975 "Fallin' in Love" by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds topped the charts More ...
1977 First man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor) More ...
1977 Cincinnati Bengals was trademark registered.
1980 "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John topped the charts More ...
1982 Gaylord Perry was tossed out of a game for throwing an illegal spitball More ...
1985 Said Aouita of Morroco sets the 1.5k record (3:29.46) in Berlin More ...
1985 Paul Hornung sues NCAA and wins More ...
1986 "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna topped the charts More ...