1639 — Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill
1813 — U.S. invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek, Ontario
1844 — Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London
1862 — Battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered
1882 — Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000
1885 — Opera "Lakme" is produced (Paris)
1911 — Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to U.S. (not ratified)
1925 — Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler
1932 — U.S. federal gas tax enacted
1933 — First drive-in theater opens (Camden, NJ)
1933 — U.S. Employment Service created
1934 — Securities and Exchange Commission established
1934 — Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game
1936 — Aviation gasoline first produced commercially, Paulsboro, NJ
1937 — Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game
1813 — U.S. invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek, Ontario
1844 — Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London
1862 — Battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered
1882 — Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000
1885 — Opera "Lakme" is produced (Paris)
1911 — Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to U.S. (not ratified)
1925 — Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler
1932 — U.S. federal gas tax enacted
1933 — First drive-in theater opens (Camden, NJ)
1933 — U.S. Employment Service created
1934 — Securities and Exchange Commission established
1934 — Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game
1936 — Aviation gasoline first produced commercially, Paulsboro, NJ
1937 — Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game
