1639 - Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed
1663 - Great earthquake in New England
1681 - 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher)
1690 - Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king
1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws to Glasgow
1759 - George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis
1773 - Massachusetts slaves petition legislature for freedom
1898 - 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake
1907 - Maria Montessori opens her 1st (Montessori) school (Rome)
1912 - New Mexico becomes 47th state
1914 - Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded
1945 - Future President George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye NY
1958 - Gibson patents the Flying V Guitar
1975 - "Wheel Of Fortune" debuts on NBC-TV
1976 - Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million