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1178 5 Canterbury monks report something
exploding on Moon
1630 Fork introduced to American dining by Gov
Winthrop
1672 First recorded monthly Quaker meeting in
US held, Sandwich, Mass
1876 Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux
& Cheyenne at Little Big Horn
1919 First advanced monoplane airliner flight
(Junkers F13)
1929 President Hoover authorizes building of Boulder
Dam (Hoover Dam)
1937 Cub Augie Galan becomes makes switch
hitter history
1938 Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers
25 cents per hour
1942 "It Pays to Be
Ignorant" debuts on WOR Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System
1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 to
retain championship
1949 "Riders in the Sky" by Vaughan
Monroe topped the charts
1951 First color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey
from NYC to 4 cities
1953 86ø F in Anchorage Alaska
1955 "Learnin' the Blues" by Frank Sinatra
topped the charts
1958 Mackinac Straits Bridge, Michigan dedicated
1961 Pat Boone spent this day at number one for
one last time with "Moody River"
1966 Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single
goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
1967 The Beatles perform their new song, "All
You Need Is Love," during a live international telecast
1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his first
major league game (Giants)
1969 The Guess Who from Canada received a gold
record for "These Eyes"
1970 FCC regulates radio stations and telephone calls
1973 John Dean begins testimony before Senate
Watergate Committee
1977 "Got to Give it Up" by Marvin Gaye
topped the charts
1977 Roy C Sullivan of VA is struck by lightening
for 7th time!
1983 "Flashdance...What a Feeling" by
Irene Cara topped the charts
1988 "Foolish Beat" by Debbie Gibson
topped the charts
1990 120ø F in Phoenix Arizona
1990 NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum
Leap" for 5 straight days
1996 The music industry threatened to sue hundreds
of individual computer users who were illegally sharing music files online.
