1864 – Slavery abolished in Maryland
1939 – NAACP organized Legal Defense and Education Fund
1948 – “Love Life” opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 252 performances
1950 – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS
1967 – World Series record 3 consecutive HRs hit by Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli as Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Cardinals, 8-4 in Game 6 at Fenway Park
1968 – Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele and Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours
1976 – Mao Zedong’s widow Jiang Qing and the “Gang of Four” are arrested and charged with plotting a coup
1984 – 1st space walk by US woman (Dr Kathryn D Sullivan)
1985 – President Reagan bans import of South African Krugerrands to the USA
1990 – Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel