1845 – 1st postmasters’ provisional stamps issued, NYC
1876 – British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured
1916 – St Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 innings for 14 hits in a 0-0 tie vs Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park
1946 – Dr Benjamin Spock’s “Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” published
1950 – RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea
1956 – Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 at Fenway Park, Boston
1967 – Houston Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR, off SF Giant Juan Marichal
1969 – “Easy Rider”, directed by Dennis Hopper, starring himself, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, is released
1993 – Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY
1997 – Bomb in Algiers kills 21 and wounds 40
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