- 1822] Charles Graham gets tired of gumming his food and patents false teeth...
- 1934] Debuted on this date: Donald Duck makes his debut in the "Silly Symphonies" cartoon 'The Wise Little Hen'...1963] "Cleopatra" starring Liz Taylor opens in Manhattan...
- 1946] Ted Williams hits the longest home run ever at Fenway. The distance is measured at 502 feet and to this day there's a red seat in the bleachers to commemorate the spot in row 37, section 42...
- 1948] Boston gets a new TV station: WBZ-TV (channel 4) begins broadcasting...
- 1973] Triple Crown Winner: The greatest horse of our (or any) generation, Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, the largest victory and fastest time in Belmont Stakes history...
- 1977] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": George and Patti Boyd Harrison call it quits. They were married in 1966...
- 1980] Richard Pryor suffers near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of "free-base" cocaine explodes...
- 1992] Ben Vereen is nearly killed when struck by a car driven by record producer David Foster. This was an accident and Foster is not charged...
- 1998] The Ronettes sue producer Phil Spector on charges that Spector and his label Philles breached the goup's contract by not paying royalties...
- 2007] Rags to Riches becomes the first filly in over 100 years to capture the Belmont Stakes...
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