1778 – New Orleans businessman Oliver Pollock creates the “$” symbol
1873 – British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die
1927 – 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master’s Voice
1934 – Bonnie and Clyde kill 2 police officers
1936 – Charles “Lucky” Luciano” is arrested in Arkansas on a criminal warrant from New York
1942 – Allied air raid on harbor city Kupang Timor
1948 – Fast bowler Hines Johnson has match figures of 10-96 on debut in West Indies 4th cricket Test win v England in Kingston, Jamaica; first fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a single Test for West Indies
1955 – EOKA-bomb attacks against British government buildings in Cyprus
1957 – Trial begins in Budapest against participants october uprising
1990 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Jack Nicklaus wins his first start on the Senior PGA Tour by 4 strokes from Gary Player