Nazis suppressed all other political parties, 1933
Tape measure patented, 1868
First woman climbed the Matterhorn (Vaucher), 1965
Popeye’s first movie, 1933
First controlled flyby of Mars (Mariner 4, US), 1965
Birmingham (England) Riot, 1791
Plans for the Bibliotheque de France announced, 1988
Moxie (the soft drink) introduced, 1885
Raymond Loewy, “father of streamlining,” died, 1986
Gold discovered (Helena, Montana), 1864
French peasants stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, 1789
Mission San Antonio de Padua founded, 1771
First patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted (Dr. R Goddard), 1914
Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial ended, 1921
US Civil War veterans wounded in service granted $50 per month pension, 1892
“License to Kill” debuted in the US, 1989
George Ross, lawyer and signer of US Declaration of Independence, died, 1779
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, US statesman, died, 1965
William H. “Billy the Kid” Bonney Jr, outlaw, killed (Pat Garrett), 1881
First no hitter at Fenway Park (Mel Parnell), 1956