1682 – William Penn left England to sail to New World.
1781 – French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in American Revolutionary War.
1836 – The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen.
1884 – Jack “Nonpareil” Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves.
1890 – President Benjamin Harrison signed the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat products.
1901 – Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner.
1906 – NY Highlander Joe Doyle debuts pitching back-to-back shut-outs.
1922 – Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922.
1937 – Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
1951 – US & Philippines sign mutual defense pact.
1954 – Hurricane Carol kills 68 on the US East Coast.
1961 – J.B. Parsons is 1st African American judge of a US District Court.
1963 – Hotline communications link between Pentagon (Washington, D.C.) and the Kremlin (Moscow) installed.
1968 – 1st record under Apple label (Beatle’s Hey Jude)
1976 – Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of Today Show.
1987 – 87th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Billy Mayfair.
1990 – Ken Griffey & Ken Griffey, Jr., 1st father & son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning.
1995 – Cable News Network joins internet.
2006 – Greg Maddux wins his 330th career game.
2015 – Rap artist Kanye West announces he will run for President in 2020 at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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