1539 - Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain
1621 - Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands"
1770 - Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in California
1789 - Alex Mackenzie began exploration of Mackenzie River
1888 - Casey at the Bat published (SF Examiner)
1916 - ROTC established by Act of Congress
1932 - Lou Gehrig hits 4 consecutive HRs Yanks beat A's 20-13
1933 - A's score 11 runs in 2nd - Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11
1934 - Dr Frederick Banting co-discoverer of insulin knighted
1935 - Atlantic crossing record French "Normandie": 1077 hours
1937 - Edward VIII - Duke of Windsor married Wallis Warfield Simpson
1942 - Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II
1948 - 200 inch Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory
1949 - Dragnet's 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in LA)
1957 - Howard Cosell's 1st TV show
1959 - 1st US Air Force Academy graduation
1965 - Gemini IV is launched Ed White 1st American to walk in space
1966 - Gemini 9 launched; 7th U.S. 2-man flight
1968 - Yanks turn 21st triple play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins
1972 - Yanks score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10
1976 - US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta
1979 - Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled
1980 - Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35
1980 - Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination
1981 - Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life
1982 - Birth of a cute little baby girl
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