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.

1970 Donald Boyles sets record for highest paracute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of the 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado

1971 CBS-TV broadcasts the final episode of The Beverly Hillbillies.

1976 US courts find George Harrison guilty of plagarism (He's So Fine)

1977 G. Gordon Liddy is released from prison after serving a four-year term for his part in the Watergate conspiracy.

1979 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, NY

1979 ESPN makes its cable-TV broadcast debut.

1980 32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott

1981 Judge Wapner &the People's Court premier on TV

1983 Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s)

1986 Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church

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