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1742 Benjamin Franklin invents the
Franklin stove
1770 Captain Cook runs aground on Australian Great
Barrier Reef
1776 The Continental Congress formed a committee
to draft a declaration of independence
1859 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia
City, Nevada
1895 C.E. Duryea patented a road vehicle - the
gasoline automobile
1905 Pennsylvania Railroad debuts fastest train
in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs)
1912 S. Christofferson became the first airplane
pilot to take off from the ROOF OF A HOTEL!
1919 Sir Barton becomes first horse to win the
Triple Crown
1928 King Oliver and his band recorded "Tin
Roof Blues" for Vocalion Records
1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races"
released
1938 Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits
Boston Braves, 3-0
1939 King & Queen of England taste first "hot
dogs" at FDR's party
1940 The Ink Spots recorded "Maybe"
on Decca Records
1949 "Riders in the Sky" by Vaughan
Monroe topped the charts
1955 First jet magnesium airplane flown
1955 "Unchained Melody" by Les Baxter
topped the charts
1955 Eddie Arcaro ties record of 6 Belmont Stakes
wins
1961 Norm Cash becomes first Detroit Tiger to hit
a ball out of Tiger Stadium
1966 "Paint It Black" by the Rolling
Stones topped the charts
1977 Main Street Electrical Parade premiers
at Walt Disney World
1977 Seattle Slew wins Belmont Stakes & Triple
Crown
1977 "I'm Your Boogie Man" by K. C.
& the Sunshine Band topped the charts
1981 Mariners beat Orioles 8-2 at Kingdome, then
players go on strike
1982 Movie "ET The Extra-Terrestrial"
released (highest grossing film)
1983 "Flashdance...What a Feeling" by
Irene Cara topped the charts
1985 Von Hayes becomes 2first to hit 2 HRS in
an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7)
1985 USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface
of Venus
1988 "One More Try" by George Michael
topped the charts
1990 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating
Oakland
1991 Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted
spewing ash into the air, visible over 60 miles
1993 U.S. audiences rumbled to theatres for a
first look at Jurassic Park
1999 "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged
Me" premiered at theatres across the US
