- 1846] In stitches: Elias Howe of Spencer (MA) receives a patent for the sewing machine. To celebrate, Howe gets ripped, wearing a smile that looks like it was sewn on. From that day on he was known as that old "sew and sew"...
- 1935] Premiered on this date: "Popeye" debuts on NBC Radio...1955] "Gunsmoke" debuts on CBS-TV...1990] Will Smith debuts as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"...1990] Ellis Island reopens...1993] "The X-Files" debuts on Fox...
- 1953] Mmmmm: Swanson begins selling "TV dinners" giving us these luscious choices: Salisbury steaks, Meatloaf, Fried chicken and Turkey. All come with delicious mashed potatoes and the greenest peas you've ever seen...
- 1955] Bert parks: Bert Parks begins a 25-year career of singing "There She Is, Miss America" as host of the famous pageant on NBC-TV...
- 1963] Standoff: 20 black students enter public schools in Alabama following a standoff between federal Marshall's and Alabama Governor George C. Wallace...
- 1972] Curtains: Gayle Sayers of the Bears retires after only 7 years in the NFL. He bows out as the lifetime return leader at the time with 9,435 combined net yards and 336 points...1993] NBC-TV airs its last episode of "Late Night With David Letterman" as Letterman takes his show to CBS-TV...
- 1974] Legalized larceny: The Cardinals' Lou Brock sets a new major league record for stolen bases in one season with stolen base number 105...
- 1988] Steffi steals the cup: West Germany's Steffi Graf wins the first women's Grand Slam since Margaret Court in 1970 by taking the U.S. Open final...
- 1989] Two-sport hero: Deion Sanders scores a touchdown in his NFL debut with Atlanta 5 days after hitting a home run for the Yankees. Sanders becomes the 1st athlete to play in a World Series and Super Bowl...
- 1995] Emmy Gold: "NYPD Blue", "ER", "Frasier" and Candice Bergen are winners at the 47th Emmy Awards...2000] "The West Wing" wins a record 9 Emmy's including "Best Drama Series"...
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