1757 – British King George II dismisses minister William Pitt the Elder, Secretary of State for the Southern Department
1920 – To force German evacuation of the Ruhr area, the French occupy Frankfurt, Darmstadt, and Hanau
1924 – 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight
1931 – 1st Scottsboro (Alabama) trial begins – 9 blacks accused of rape
1934 – 418 Lutheran ministers arrested in Germany
1938 – Teflon invented by Roy J. Plunkett
1957 – NYC ends trolley car service
1975 – Fastest hat trick by a Wash Cap 3 mins 26 secs (Stan Gilbertson)
1994 – Liberal Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun (Roe v Wade) resigns
2019 – Tampa Bay Lightning beats Boston Bruins, 6-3 in the season finale for their 62nd regular season win, tying the NHL record held by Detroit Red Wings (1995-96); 128 points, 4th in NHL history