1865—In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown.1873—Jesse James & James Younger gang’s 1st train robbery (Adair, Iowa)
1898—Spain cedes Guam to USA.
1919—Dirigible crashes through bank skylight killing 13 (Chicago, Ill)
1930—US Veterans Administration forms.
1944—US forces land on Guam to get rid of Japanese invaders.
1957—1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson)
1959—1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, (Camden, NJ)
1968—50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, TX.
1969—Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
1972—Dodgers release & end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm.
1976—“Guys & Dolls” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 239 performances.
1978—US Postal Service & unions agree on a contract averting mail strike.
1983—US announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge.
1989—Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors.
1995—KC Royals set club record of 22 singles in 15 innings.
1997—The fully restored USS Constitution (aka “Old Ironsides”) celebrates her 200th birthday, setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
2002—Telecom giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the largest such filing in United States history.
2011—NASA’s Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135.
2013—142nd British Golf Open: Phil Mickelson shoots a 281 at Muirfield Golf Links.
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