SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

1613 — Shakespeare’s Globe Theater burns down

1767 — British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America

1858 — Treaty of Algun, China cedes north bank of Amur River to Russia

1897 — Chicago beats Louisville 36-7 (baseball)

1899 — Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage

1916 — Boeing aircraft flies for 1st time

1927 — First flight from West Coast arrives in Hawaii

1936 — Empire State Building emanates high definition TV-343 lines

1936 — Pope Pius XI encyclical to U.S. bishops "On motion pictures"

1939 — Dixie Clipper completes first commercial plane flight to Europe

1940 — U.S. passes Alien Registration Act requiring Aliens to register

1941 — DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 42 breaking Sisler’s record

1947 — Yanks beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak