1774 — British government orders Port of Boston closed
1796 — Tennessee admitted as 16th U.S. state
1835 — 6th national black convention
1868 — Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin
1869 — Voting Machine patented by Thomas Edison
1877 — U.S. troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico
1893 — The opera "Falstaff" is produced in Berlin
1898 — Trans-Mississippi International Exposition opens in Omaha
1909 — Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle
1933 — Century of Progress world’s fair opens in Chicago
1935 — Yanks set solo HR record with 6 beat Boston 7-2