1782 – 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston.
1813 – British burn Buffalo, NY during War of 1812.
1837 – Steam-powered threshing machine patented, Winthrop, Maine.
1862 – Bowling ball invented.
1891 – Edison patents “transmission of signals electrically” (radio).
1908 – Patent granted for a 4-wheel automobile brake, Clintonville, Wisconsin.
1933 – NY Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth to manage the Cincinnati Reds.
1937 – Pan Am starts service between San Francisco and Auckland, New Zealand.
1948 – US State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit.
1952 – 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale (Elmsford, NY)
1957 – Singers Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas.
1965 – CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year.
1972 – Life magazine ceases publication.
1982 – Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins).
1989 – Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC’s “Today” show.
1989 – Wayne Gretzky & Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by AP.
1993 – Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment.
1997 – Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu.
2007 – Tom Brady sets a then-NFL record, throwing his 50th TD pass, and the New England Patriots become the first team in NFL history to finish the regular season 16-0.
2015 – Ebola epidemic in Guinea declared over by WHO, 2,500 died over 2 years.
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