1493 ― Columbus sets sails on second voyage to America
1513 ― Vasco Nunez de Balboa becomes first European to see the Pacific Ocean
1639 ― First printing press established in America
1690 ― Publick Occurrences, first U.S. (Boston) newspaper, publish first and last editions
1882 ― First baseball doubleheader (Providence versus Worcester)
1890 ― Congress establishes Yosemite National Park in California
1939 ― Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra; Andorra & Germany sign official treaty ending WWI
1981 ― Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as first female Supreme Court justice
1982 ― Pennsylvania prison guard George Banks kills 13, including 5 of his own children
1990 ― U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq
1991 ― The Paramount at Madison Square Garden in NYC opens