1548 Catherine Parr, widow of King Henry VIII of England, dies.
1714 Treaty of Baden-French retain Alsace, Austria gets right bank of Rhine
1800 Zion AME Church dedicated (NYC)
1860 Excursion steamer "Lady Elgin" drowns 340 in Lake Michigan
1863 Federal naval expedition arrives off Sabine Pass
1880 Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Engineer's Thumb" (BG)
1892 James J Corbett kayos John L Sullivan in round 21 at New Orleans
1896 A. H. Whiting won 1st closed-circuit auto race held
1896 The first auto race held at a race track takes place today in Cranston, RI.
1903 Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY
1907 Sutro's ornate Cliff House in SF destroyed by fire
1914 New York Post Office Building opens to the public
1921 The first Miss America Pageant is held at Atlantic City, NJ.
1927 Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF
1934 Luxury liner "Morro Castle" burns off NJ, killing 134
1936 Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation
1936 Hoover (Boulder) Dam begins operation.
1940 German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights
1943 Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston Texas)
1948 The first use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh
1956 Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+
1963 The first US TV appearance of the Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC)
1963 The professional football Hall of Fame is dedicated in Canton, OH.
1966 The final episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show is aired on CBS-TV.
