1767 – British government disbands Americans import duty on tea
1888 – 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38.00
1907 – Sweden adopts universal suffrage for elections to its lower house and proportional representation for both houses
1919 – Pope Benedictus XV publishes encyclical In hac tanta
1950 – Pitts Johnny Hopp goes 6 for 6 including 2 HRs
1972 – In Willie Mays 1st game as a NY Met his homer beats SF Giants, 5-4
1991 – Robert M Gates becomes head of CIA
1996 – NY Yankee Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0
2000 – 46th British Academy Television Awards: “The League of Gentlemen” Best Comedy, “The Cops” Best Drama
2005 – Pope Benedict XVI observes his first beatification, elevating Blessed Marianne of Molokai on the road to canonization into sainthood