- 1851] Maine becomes the 1st state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol. They really know how to have fun down east...
- 1886] President Grover Cleveland Alexander becomes the 1st president to marry at the White House. His bride is Frances Folsom...
- 1896] Guglielmo Marconi's radio is patented. How much is that patent worth???
- 1897] Responding to rumors of his death, 61-year old Mark Twain is quoted in the New York Journal as saying: "the report of my death was an exaggeration"...
- 1928] Kraft creates the spam of the cheese world: Velveeta...
- 1935] 40-year old Babe Ruth, batting just .181 is released by the Boston Braves. Ruth announces his retirement, ending his career with a .342 batting average and 714 home runs. His pitching record was a phenomenal 94-46. He also had a run of 29.2 scoreless world series innings, a record that stood for 43 years...
- 1941] Lou Gehrig dies in New York of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which will become 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'. His death falls on the 16th anniversary of his replacement of Wally Pipp as Yankees 1st baseman...
- 1966] Surveyor I, a U.S. space probe lands on the moon and sends photos back to earth. It's the 1st soft-landing on the moon...
- 1997] Timothy McVeigh is convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that took 168 lives...
- 2003] Federal regulators vote to allow companies to buy more television/radio stations and newspaper combinations in the same city...
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