- 1715] Gotta Light?: The 1st lighthouse in America is authorized for construction at Little Brewster Island (MA). Boston Light will open in 1716...
- 1827] Do the swim: The 1st swimming school in the U.S. opens in Boston...
- 1886] Brodie does it: Saloonkeeper/Bookmaker Steve Brodie must have been sampling the schnapps. Brodie jumps from the Brooklyn Bridge and survives...
- 1904] One scoop or two?: The ice cream cone is invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis...
- 1986] Wedding Bells: Britain's Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson walk down the aisle at Westminster Abbey in London. They will divorce 10 years later...
- 1997] Lost and found: Police find the body of Andrew Cunanan, the suspected killer of designer Gianni Versace, on a houseboat in Miami Beach. Cunanan was believed to be a suicide...
- 2000] Baby Tiger: Tiger Woods becomes the youngest pro to complete a career Grand Slam when he wins the British Open at 24...
- 2000] Vive le Lance: Lance Armstrong wins his second Tour de France...
- 2003] Clergy bust: The Massachusetts Attorney General issues a report citing that members of the clergy and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably sexually abused more than 1,000 people over a period of 6 decades...
- 2007] The Price was right: Drew Carey is announced as the replacement for the retiring Bob Barker as host of "The Price Is Right"...
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