Quartering Act (updated act of 1765) passed, 1774
First issue of Computerworld, 1967
Rex Harrison, actor (“My Fair Lady”), died, 1990
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, 1953
Italy chose to be a republic rather than a monarchy, 1946
Surveyor 1 (US) softlanded on the moon, 1966
US Senate began live TV coverage of its proceedings, 1986
Grover Cleveland married Francis Folsom, 1886
Swimming pool accepted in White House for the first time, 1933
Native Americans granted US citizenship, 1924
Frederick Mellinger, founder of Frederick’s of Hollywood, died, 1990
Henry Louis Gehrig, baseball player, died, 1941
A swarm of gnats attacked Oriole pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm on the mound, 1959
P.T. Barnum’s circus began first US tour, 1835