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1991 |
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An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The Soviet hard-liners were responsible. Gorbechev and his family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in Crimea. |
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1998 |
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Sam Bowers', ex-Klansman, fifth trial began. Bowers was being tried again for the 1966 firebombing death of Vernon Dahmer, a civil right activist. |
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1940 |
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Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the possible enemy attacks during World War II. |
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1983 |
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22 people were killed and over $1 billion in damage was caused when hurricane Alicia hit the Texas coast. |
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1997 |
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Beth Ann Hogan became the first coed in the Virginia Military Institute's 158-year history. |
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1937 |
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The first FM radio construction permit was issued in Boston, MA. The station went on the air two years later. |
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1997 |
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Patrick Swayze received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1916 |
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Abraham Lincoln's, the 16th president of the U.S., birthplace was made into a national shrine. |
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1840 |
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The American Society of Dental Surgeons was founded in New York City, NY. |
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1919 |
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The "Anti-Cigarette League of America" was formed in Chicago IL. |
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1894 |
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The Bureau of Immigration was established by the U.S. Congress. |
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1920 |
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Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all American women to vote. |
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1227 |
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The Mongol conqueror Ghengis Khan died. |
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1587 |
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Virginia Dare became the first child to be born on American soil of English parents. The colony that is now Roanoke Island, NC, mysteriously vanished. |
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1774 |
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Merriwether Lewis, U.S. explorer was born. He was the leader of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. |
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1963 |
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James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi. He was the first black man to accomplish this feat. |
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1989 |
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Luis Carlos Galan was assassinated outside Bogota, Columbia. Galann was the leading presidential hopeful. |
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1992 |
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Larry Bird, after 13 years with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement. |
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1735 |
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The "Evening Post" of Boston, MA, was published for the first time. |
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1958 |
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Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita" was published. |
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1966 |
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The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back to the U.S. |
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1980 |
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George Brett of the Kansas City Royal's had his batting average reach the .400 mark. |
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1982 |
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The longest baseball game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL, went 21 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cubs 2-1. |
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1987 |
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Earl Campbell announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL). |
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2004 |
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Donald Trump unveiled his board game (TRUMP the Game) where players bid on real estate, buy big ticket items and make billion-dollar business deals. |
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1981 |
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Herschel Walker of the University of Georgia took out an insurance policy with Lloyd’s of London. The all-American was insured for one million dollars. |
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1982 |
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The volume on the New York Stock Exchange topped the 100-million level for the first time at 132.69 million shares traded. |
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1998 |
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Mrs. Field's Original Cookies announced that they would acquire the Great American Cookie Co. |
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1938 |
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The Thousand Islands Bridge was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bridge connects the U.S. and Canada. |
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1846 |
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Gen. Stephen W. Kearney and his U.S. forces captured Santa Fe, NM. |
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1914 |
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The "Proclamation of Neutrality" was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War 1. |
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1990 |
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The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker. |
