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1812 – “Old Ironsides” (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
1848 – The discovery of gold in California was reported by the New York Herald.
1856 – Gail Borden received a patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum.
1909 – The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1917 – Team managers John McGraw and Christy Matthewson were arrested for breaking New York City’s blue laws. The crime was their teams were playing baseball on Sunday.
1919 – Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.
1929 – “Amos and Andy,” the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
1934 – Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Fuehrer.
