1863 – Slavery abolished in Dutch territories including Sint Maarten, Suriname and the Dutch Antilles, (now marked as Keti Koti Day in Suriname and the Netherlands)
1874 – 1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
1898 – Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
1931 – Ice vending machines introduced in Los Angeles 25 lbs, 15 cents
1937 – Rev Martin Niemöller arrested in Nazi Germany for activities against the State
1947 – Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA), holds its inaugural college player draft
1948 – NYC subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents
1963 – ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) Codes are introduced for United States mail
1980 – ‘O Canada’ officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
1981 – Radio Shack 3rd release of Model III TRSDOS 1.3