“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”
- 1830 – The first passenger railroad service in the U.S. began service.
- 1883 – After 14 years of construction the Brooklyn Bridge was opened to traffic.
- 1935 – The Cincinnati Reds played the Philadelphia Phillies in the first major league baseball game at night. The switch for the floodlights was thrown by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt.
- 1958 – United Press International was formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
- 1986 – Garth Brooks and Sandy Mahl were married.
- 1990 – Axl Rose and Erin Everly filed for divorce. They had been married for less than a month.
- 1999 – Queen front man Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991, was honored on a new set of millennium stamps issued by the Royal Mail. UK stamps by tradition only carry pictures of living persons who are members of the Royal Family.
“NATIONAL DAYS”
- National Escargot Day
- National Scavenger Hunt Day
- Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
- Emergency Medical Services for Children – Wednesday of Emergency Medical Service Week
- Brother’s Day