1829—President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses.
1864—Combination rail & ferry service available from San Francisco to Alameda.
1910—Yellow Cab is founded
1912—1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin.
1915—Hurricane kills 275 in Galveston, Texas with $50 million damage.
1916—US Department of Interior forms National Park Service.
1932—Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight.
1946—28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland, Oregon.
1952—Puerto Rico becomes a US commonwealth.
1956—To make room for Enos Slaughter, NY Yanks release Phil Rizzuto.
1968—Arthur Ashe becomes 1st African American to win the US singles championship.
1970—Elton John’s 1st US appearance (Los Angeles)
1985—Mets Dwight Gooden becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d)
1987—Dow Jones Industrial stock average reaches record 2722.42.
1987—Madonna sings in Rotterdam.
1988—Iran & Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war.
1991—Linux was born when Linus Torvalds sent off the email announcing his project to create a new operating system.
1996—96th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Wood.
2013—30th MTV Video Music Awards: Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift & Bruno Mars wins.
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