1741 – New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
1837 – Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the United States (d. 1908) is born.
1850 – American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
1858 – Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the Diesel engine (d. 1913) is born.
1874 – Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
1892 – Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada the Stanley Cup.
1909 – Ernest Gallo, American businessman, co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery (d. 2007) is born.
1925 – The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
1942 – The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
1947 – William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861) dies.
1951 – Ben Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben and Jerry's is born.
1959 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21.
1968 – Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
1969 – The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
1970 – Queen Latifah, American rapper, producer, and actress is born.
1979 – Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and television personality is born.
1990 – In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
2001 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1935) dies.
No comments:
Post a Comment