1564 – Philip II routes Cardinal Granvelle to Franche-Comte
1864 – 1st US Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore
1887 – Oregon becomes 1st US state to make Labor Day a holiday
1903 – Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington, D.C.
1907 – SS Berlin sinks off the Hook of Holland (142 dead)
1925 – 1st issue of “New Yorker” magazine published
1945 – Operation Veritable: British Army captures Goch from Germany, forcing German retreat away from the Rhineland
1952 – 9th Golden Globes: A Place in the Sun, Fredric March, and Jane Wyman win
1969 – Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators
1976 – “Rockabye Hamlet” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 7 performances