1683 – The English crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
1834 – First published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game)
1926 – US Air Commerce Act passes
1953 – Herb Thomas, driving his own No. 92 Hudson Hornet wraps up the NASCAR Grand National Championship with 14th-place in 100-mile finale at Atlanta’s Lakewood Speedway; Thomas first repeat champion of the series
1956 – Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact
1958 – USSR performs nuclear test
1962 – WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1973 – “Molly” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances
1976 – W German Generals Krupinski and Franke admit to having been Nazis
1990 – Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts