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1611 Henry Hudson & son set
adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers
1633 Galileo Galilei forced by
Inquisition to reject his Copernican heliocentric
views
1675 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in
England by Charles II
1807 British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation
leading to War of 1812
1832 J.I. Howe patented the pin machine, better
known as a pinmaker
1870 Congress created the Department of Justice.
1900 Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead
of Phillies, 20-13 - Phillies stall
1926 State record high temperature of 108°
in Troy, NY
1939 The first U.S. water-ski tournament was held
at Jones Beach, on Long Island, New York
1942 V-Mail, or Victory-Mail, was sent for the
first time
1944 FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's
Readjustment Act)
1947 12" rain in 42 mins (Holt, MO)
1954 Rolaids was trademark registered
1957 "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat
Boone topped the charts
1958 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed
29 minutes due to tornado
1959 Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect
games
1959 "The Battle of New Orleans", by
Johnny Horton, started week at number four
1963 "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto topped
the charts
1968 "This Guy's in Love with You" by
Herb Alpert topped the charts
1970 President Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting
age lowered to 18)
1974 "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" by Bo
Donaldson & the Heywoods topped the charts
1977 Walt Disney's "The Rescuers" is
released
1978 Pluto's moon Charon discovered by James Christy
1979 Pro Football Researchers Association founded
at Canton, Ohio
1982 Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies connected
for hit #3,786
1985 "Heaven" by Bryan Adams topped
the charts
1991 Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts
in Phillipines
1996 "Give Me One Reason" by Tracy Chapman
topped the charts
1999 Robot controlled by the brain
