1881 ― First U.S. tennis championships (Newport, RI)
1886 ― First major earthquake recorded in eastern U.S., at Charleston, SC
1887 ― Thomas Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)
1902 ― Split skirt first worn by Mrs. Adolph Landeburg (horse rider)
1907 ― England, Russia & France form the Triple Entente
1954 ― Census Bureau established
1955 ― First microwave TV station operated, Lufkin, Tx.
1955 ― First sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill.
1957 ― Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1962 ― Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day)
1971 ― Dave Scott becomes 1st person to drive a car on the Moon
1979 ― Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun
1986 ― Aeromexico jet and small plane collide killing 82
1988 ― 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins