1825 – Unseasonable hurricane hits NYC
1875 – Pacific Stock Exchange opens
1892 – Oil City and Titusville, Pennsylvania, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die
1941 – Nazis forbid Jews access to beaches and swimming pools
1964 – LA Dodger Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter beats Phil Phillies, 3-0
1967 – Curt Flood’s record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games)
1978 – “Working” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 25 performances
1989 – Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary
1990 – Dr Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die
1992 – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is signed in New York