- 1862] Slavery is outlawed in the U.S. territories...1964] The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the Senate...
- 1934] Congress establishes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The original duties of the FCC were to: "regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest". Regulating the airwaves came later...
- 1943] Henry Kissinger becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen...
- 1952] Talkin' baseball: Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine pitches a 5-0 no-hitter against the Cubs at Ebbets Field...1977] Carl Yastrzemski hits a 460-foot home run at Fenway Park that strikes the facade to the right of the retired numbers and is the only home run to reach Fenway's right field roof facade...1979] The reign of "Billy Martin II" begins in a cycle of 5 trips back as Yankee manager...
- 1952] Debuted on this date: "I've Got A Secret" on CBS-TV...1970] "Ball Four", the "tell-all" book about the Yankees makes former Yankee pitcher Jim Bouton, public enemy #1 on the pinstripers list...1978] Jim Davis' "Garfield" makes its 1st appearance as a comic strip...1987] Ben and Jerry and the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia introduce a new flavor: Cherry Garcia, still B&J's #1 flavor...
- 1953] Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing on charges of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to Russia, although their sons have been fighting to free their names for years...
- 1986] A Celtic tragedy: University of Maryland basketball star, Len Bias, Boston's 1st pick (and 2nd overall) in the NBA Draft, suffers a fatal cocaine- induced seizure...
- 1992] Struck down: Guardian Angel Curtis Sliwa is ambushed and shot twice in a cab. Two John Gotti Jr. trials have ended in mistrials and a 3rd trial is still possible...1999] Stephen King is struck from behind by a mini-van while walking in North Lovell (ME) near his home. King will spend the next 3 weeks in the hospital recovering...
- 1999] Wedding Bells: Britain's Prince Edward marries commoner Sophie Rhys-Jones in Windsor, England...
- 2000] And still champ: Phil Jackson, Laker coach, wins his 7th NBA title in 9 years, his 1st with Los Angeles which was led by Shaquille O'Neal. Not this year, Zenmeister...
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