1715 – Edmond Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon “Baily’s Beads”
1802 – Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city
1851 – Sixth major fire in San Francisco destroys 1500-2000 buildings
1916 – Irish Nationalists Patrick Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh and Thomas Clarke are executed by firing squad following their involvement in the Easter Rising
1932 – 24 tourists begin 1st air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switzerland)
1956 – Frank Loesser’s musical “Most Happy Fella” opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 678 performances
1959 – Tiger’s Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive HRs in a doubleheader
1980 – Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final HR
1981 – “Moony, Shapiro Songbook” opens and closes at Morosco Theater NYC
1992 – NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRs