1855 – Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
1883 – 1st state labor union legislation; New Jersey legalizes unions
1900 – Date of events in Australian movie “Picnic at Hanging Rock”
1912 – 1st US submarines with diesel engines commissioned, Groton, Connecticut
1941 – Carson McCuller’s “Reflections in a Golden Eye” published
1961 – Element 103, Lawrencium, 1st produced in Berkeley Calif
1987 – Detroit Pistons-Philadelphia 76ers game draws crowd of 53,745 at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac; third largest crowd in NBA history; Pistons win, 125-107
1994 – 2nd ESPY Awards: Barry Bonds, Julie Krone win
2019 – JP Morgan is the first bank to create its own crypto-currency JPM Coin
2019 – US Senate confirms William Barr as Attorney General