1789 – US War Department establishes a regular army.
1849 – 1st passenger train service to Peekskill, NY (New Haven Railroad).
1875 – US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion.
1902 – Impresario David Belasco opens his 1st Broadway theater.
1907 – Construction begins on Washington National Cathedral.
1915 – Hurricane claims 275 in Mississippi Delta.
1916 – American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world’s first billionaire.
1920 – Joseph Horn Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10.
1927 – Telephone service begins between US & Mexico.
1935 – 5th Ryder Cup: US wins, 9-3 at Ridgewood Country Club (Ridgewood, New Jersey, US).
1945 – Chicago Cubs clinch NL pennant with record of 98-56.
1949 – “Inside USA with Chevrolet” debuts on CBS-TV.
1953 – Milton Berle Show premieres.
1962 – “Ally Cat” by Bent Fabric & His Piano peaks at #7.
1962 – “Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show” debuts on ABC-TV.
1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.
1977 – James Brown’s band walks out claiming they were underpaid & overworked.
1988 – Union Station reopens in Washington, DC.
1990 – Washington’s National Cathedral construction is completed after 83 years.
1996 – Nintendo 64 video game system debuts in USA (3 months after Japan).
2008 – Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual.