2014 Event Taxi service company Uber expands its presence in Latin America by partnering with Carlos Slim's cell phone company America Movil to place the Uber app on mobil phones throughout Mexico 2014 Event Bank of America must pay $1.3 billion in a civil lawsuit over fraud committed by lending unit Countrywide Financial, which operated a scheme nicknamed 'Hustle' that resulted in large numbers of unsubstantiated mortgages during 2007-2008 2014 Event eBay, Inc. will be introducing local, customized e-commerce sites and services throughout Latin America; the company will identify local demand in each market to provide targeted search results and offerings 2014 Event A total lunar eclipse takes place tonight; the eclipse will be visible in North and South America, New Zealand, Australia and nearby regions; the next total lunar eclipse will take place on October 8, 2014 2014 Event New Baseball Hall of Fame inductees determined by Baseball Writers' Association of America voters include: Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox 2013 Event An $800 million lawsuit is filed by Fannie Mae against nine banks for manipulating the Libor benchmark interest rate; the banks involved include Bank of America and Citigroup 2013 Event Oracle Team USA has a remarkable comeback, winning the America's Cup sailing competition; the team defeated New Zealand 9-8 2013 Event Britain, France and Germany close embassies in Yemen; Canada closes its embassy in Bangladesh; the U.S. closes 22 embassies in the Middle East and North America due to intelligence of an impending Al-Qaeda attack 2013 Event America commemorates the 150th of the Battle of Gettysburg, a decisive battle in the Civil War 2013 Event The U.S. military used B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea; in response, North Korea threatens to attack America's military bases in Japan 2013 Event As part of its effort to protect America from an attack by North Korea, the U.S. invests $1 billion in ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast 2012 Event America's first female astronaut, Sally Ride, dies of pancreatic cancer at age 61 2012 Event U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro, says America 'is ready' to attack Iran to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons 2012 Event In Mexico, thousands in Guanajuato, come out to greet Pope Benedict XVI at the start of his first visit to Spanish-speaking Latin America 2011 Event The Northern Lights become visible over much of North America due to a coronal mass ejection 2011 Event In Mexico, Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson opens the world's first commercial spaceport, Spaceport America, with flights expected to being by 2013 2011 Event Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway announces it will invest $5 billion in Bank of America 2011 Event After 23 years running and 1151 fugitives caught, the FOX network cancels America's Most Wanted 2010 Event At auction, John James Audubon's 'Birds of America' sells for a record price of $10.3 million 2010 Event Mexican Naval Infantry discover 72 corpses near the U.S. Texas border, believed to be migrants from Central America and South America murdered by a drug cartel 2003 Event After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 1999 Event Next transit of Mercury visible in North America 1998 Event 48th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver 1997 Event Katherine Shindle (Ill), 24, crowned 71st Miss America 1998 1997 Event First of America Senior Golf Classic 1997 Event For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia) 1997 Event Tyrenda Williams, 18, of Alabama, crowned 40th America's Junior Miss 1997 Event America On Line, begins service in Japan 1996 Event Howard Stern's book "Miss America" released in paperback 1996 Event Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997 1996 Event Andrea Leah Plummer, of Tennessee, crowned 39th America's Junior Miss 1996 Event Katie Beam, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 35th Miss Teenage America 1995 Event Howard Stern's 2nd book "Miss America" released (fastest selling ever) 1995 Death Margaret Gorman Cahill, 1st Miss America (1921), dies at 90 1995 Event Shawntel Smith (Okla), 24, crowned 69th Miss America 1996 1995 Event Kiersten Rickenbach, of New Jersey, crowned America's Junior Miss 1995 Event New Zealand beats U.S. for the America's Cup 1995 Event America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race 1994 Event Total solar eclipse in South America (4m23s) 1994 Event Heather Whitestone, 21, (Ala), crowned 68th Miss America 1995 1994 Event Amy Osmond, of Utah, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss 1994 Event Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games 1994 Event 48th Tony Awards: Angels in America: Perestroika and Passion win 1994 Death Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Thor, dies at 76 1994 Death Stephen Kritsick, veterinarian (Good Morning America), dies at 42 1993 Event Kimberly Clarice Aiken, 18, Miss South Carolina wins 67th Miss America 1993 Event Kimberly Clarice Aiken (SC), 18, crowned 67th Miss America 1994 1993 Event Pilar Fort, crowned 25th Miss Black America 1993 Event Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1993 Event 47th Tony Awards: Angels in America and Kiss of the Spider Woman win 1992 Event 1st NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105 1992 Event Leanza Cornett (Florida), 21, crowned 66th Miss America 1993 1992 Event Ebony P. Warren, crowned 24th Miss Black America 1992 Event America West Arena opens in Phoenix 1992 Event America Cup finals begin in San Diego 1992 Death Bert Parks, Jacobson, TV host (Miss America), dies at 77 1991 Death Lydia Hodson Copeland, America's, Jr. Miss (1972), dies at 37 1991 Event Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii), 24, crowned 65th Miss America 1992 1991 Event Sharmell Sullivan (Gary, Indiana), 20, crowned 23rd Miss Black America 1991 Event Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant 1991 Event Mike Tyson meets Miss Black America contestants 1991 Event Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America's Junior Miss 1991 Event Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn and Queens 1991 Death Carol Dempster, actress (Sally of Sawdust, America), dies at 89 1990 Event Motion Picture Association of America creates new NC-17 rating 1990 Event Marjorie Judith Vincent (Ill), 25, crowned 64th Miss America 1991 1990 Event Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq 1990 Event Rosie Jones, (St. Louis), 26, crowned 22nd Miss Black America 1990 Event Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss 1990 Event New York court of appeals ends 2 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case 1989 Death Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101 1989 Event Appeals court restores America's Cup to U.S. after New York Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (New Zealand protested US's use of a catamaran) 1989 Event New York City court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to U.S. (from New Zealand) 1989 Event Debbye Turner (Mont), 23, crowned 63rd Miss America 1990 1989 Event Paula Gwynn, 22, crowned 21st Miss Black America 1989 Event FOX-TV tops ABC, NBC and CBS for 1st time, America's Most Wanted 1989 Event Kristin Huxhold, 18, of Missouri, crowned America's Junior Miss 1989 Event Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois 1989 Event New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand. Appeals court eventually overrules 1989 Event New Zealand wins America's Cup over Stars and Stripes, in a New York court 1989 Event Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland 1988 Event 1st Mrs. America beauty pageant 1988 Event Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (Minn), 22, crowned 62nd Miss America 1989 1988 Event U.S. swamps New Zealand at 27th America's Cup: New Zealand set to appeal 1988 Event Kristen Logan, 17, of Mississippi, crowned America's Junior Miss 1987 Event Jennifer Steele, 17, of Colorado becomes Miss Teen of America 1987 Event Leile McBridge (Denver), crowned Miss Black America 1987 Event Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (Michigan), 24, crowned 61st Miss America 1987 Death I. W. Able, CEO (United Steel Workers of America, 1965-77), dies at 87 1987 Event Nurse Mary R. Stout chosen chairperson of Vietnam Veterans of America 1987 Event Chuti Tiu, 17, of Wisconsin, crowned America's Junior Miss 1987 Event David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years 1987 Event Dennis Conner and Stars and Stripes bring America's Cup back to US 1987 Event Stars and Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup 1987 Event San Diego Yacht Club celebrates return of America's Cup 1987 Event Singer/Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York City 1986 Event Rachel Oliver (Mass), 20, crowned 19th Miss Black America 1986 Event Kellye Cash (Tenn), 21, crowned 60th Miss America 1987 1986 Death Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh North Carolina at 78 1986 Event Hands Across America - 6 million people hold hands from California to New York 1985 Event Susan Akin (Miss), 21, crowned 59th Miss America 1986 1985 Event Valerie Lowrance, of Texas, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1985 Event Amina Fakir (Detroit), 23, crowned 18th Miss Black America 1984 Event Sharlene Wells (Utah), 20, crowned 58th Miss America 1985 1984 Event Suzette Charles, New Jersey, 21, replaces Williams as 57th Miss America 1984 1984 Event Vanessa Williams, 1st black Miss America, resigns due to posing nude 1984 Event Vanessa Williams is asked to resign as Miss America 1984 Event Lydia Garrett, 24, crowned 17th Miss Black America 1984 Event Amber Kvanli, of Minnesota, crowned America's Junior Miss 1984 Birthday America Ferrera, American Actress 1984 Death Garry Winogrand, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations', dies of gallbladder cancer at age 56 1983 Event Denise Wallace, 18, of Virginia crowned Miss Teen of America 1983 Event Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-U.S. winner) 1983 Event Vanessa Williams (NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America 1984, 1st black 1983 Event Sonya Robinson, (Milwaukee), 23, crowned 16th Miss Black America 1983 Event Stephanie Kay Ashmore, of Alabama, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1982 Event Debbie Maffett (Calif), 25, crowned 55th Miss America 1983 1982 Event Susan Lea Hammett, of Miss, 18, crowned 25th America's Junior Miss 1982 Event Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act 1982 Event 75% of North America is covered by snow 1981 Event Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982 1981 Event RKO radio network premieres America Overnight talk show 1981 Event Pamela Jenks, 21, crowned 14th Miss Black America 1981 Event Kimberley Ann Smith, of NC, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss 1981 Birthday Willa Ford, born in America, singer, songwriter, television personality, modeled for 'Playboy' magazine, debut album titled, 'Willa Was Here' 1980 Event Susan Powell (Okla), 21, crowned 53rd Miss America 1981 1980 Event Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Year 1979 Event Cheryl Prewitt of Mississippi, 22, crowned 52nd Miss America 1980 1979 Event Varetta Shankle (Miss), crowned 12th Miss Black America 1979 Event Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year 1979 Event Peter Jenkins finishes "A Walk Across America," Florence Oregon 1978 Event Kylene Barker (Virginia), crowned 51st Miss America 1979 1977 Event Miss Teenage America Pageant 1977 Event Courageous (U.S.) sweeps Australia (Australia) in 24th America's Cup 1977 Event Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978 1977 Event Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards 1977 Birthday Veronica Marie Duka, Campbellsville, Kentucky, Miss America, Kentucky-Top 10-1997 1977 Birthday Stephanie Ann Foisy, Concord, New Hampshire, Miss America - New Hampshire 1996 1977 Death Yvonne Printemps, actress (Paris Waltz, Voyage to America), dies at 81 1976 Event Wings release triple album "Wings Over America" 1976 Event Miss Teenage America Pageant 1976 Event Reverend Sun Myung Moon holds "God Bless America" convention 1976 Event Dorothy Kathleen Benham (Minn), 20, crowned 49th Miss America 1977 1976 Event 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington D.C.) 1975 Event Miss Teenage America Pageant 1975 Birthday Emily John Orton, Creswell Oregon, Miss America, Oregon-2nd-1996 1975 Birthday Aron Ralston, born in America, mountain climber, motivational speaker, forced to amputate his right arm to free and save himself, when trapped by a boulder in Utah 1975 Event Mary Bea Porter wins LPGA Golf Inns of America 1975 Death Bob Considine, newscaster (Tonight! America After Dark), dies at 68 1975 Event Tawny Elaine Godin (NY), 18, crowned 48th Miss America 1976 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore New York City after 75 performances 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore New York City for 75 performances 1975 Event "AM America," premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host 1974 Event Miss Teenage America Pageant 1974 Event Courageous (U.S.) beats Southern Cross (Australia) in 23rd America's Cup 1974 Event Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975 1974 Birthday Paula Gaye Montgomery, Cabot, Arkansas, Miss America, Arkansas-3rd-1996 1974 Birthday Alison McCreary, Florence Alabama, Miss America, Alabama-4th-1997 1974 Birthday Marcia Turner, Cambridge Massachusetts, Miss America, Mass-Top 10-1996 1974 Birthday Tiffany Stoker, Clovis, California, Miss America, California-4th-1996 1973 Event Miss Teenage America Pageant 1973 Event Good Morning America premieres on ABC (David Hartman and Nancy Dussault) 1973 Birthday Monica Louwerens, Greenville Mississippi, Miss America, Miss-Top 10-1996 1973 Birthday Michelle Tolson, Manchester, New Hampshire, Miss America - New Hampshire 1997 1973 Event Rebecca Ann King (Colorado), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974 1973 Birthday Leigh Sherer, Jasper Alabama, Miss America, Alabama-Top 10-1996 1973 Birthday Kari Litton, born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Miss America, Mississippi-Top 10-1997 1973 Birthday Michelle Martinez, Dallas Texas, Miss America, Texas-Top 10-1997 1973 Birthday Tracy Kathleen Hayes, born in Wheaton, Illinois, Miss America, Illinois-5th-1996 1973 Birthday Melissa Short, born in Kaaawa, Hawaii, Miss America, Hawaii-Top 10-1997 1973 Event 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America 1972 Birthday Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park Kansas, Miss America 1997 1972 Event Terry Anne Meeuwsen (Wisc), 23, crowned 45th Miss America 1973 1972 Event Hsan Hua, Zen teacher, conducted 1st ordination ceremony in America 1972 Event America's LP "America" goes #1 1972 Birthday Susan Alexander, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Miss America Maryland, 1997 1972 Birthday Patricia Regan Leines, Medford Or, Miss America, Oregon-3rd-1997 1972 Birthday Shani Lynn Nielsen, New Albany, Indiana, Miss America, Indiana-Top 10-1997 1972 Birthday Erika Rachael Schwarz, Folsom, Louisiana, Miss America, Louisiana-2nd-1997 1972 Birthday Kimberly Anne Massaro, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Miss America, Missouri-5th-1997 1971 Event Miss Teenage America Pageant 1971 Birthday Shawntel Smith, Oklahoma, Miss America 1996 1971 Event Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972 1971 Birthday Matt Stone, born in Houston, Texas, musician, actor, screenwriter, co-creator of 'South Park' Emmy-Award winning television series, co-created film, 'Team America: World Police' 1971 Birthday Vivian Y. Herding, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Miss America New Mexico 1996 1971 Birthday Tim Jones, born in America, composer, musician, composer of film scores including, 'Chuck', 'Vampires: The Turning', 'Wicked Little Things' 1971 Birthday Tommy Puett, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10 1970 Birthday Nia Long, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food 1970 Birthday Amy Beth Keller, Great Bend Kansas, Miss America, Kansas-Top 10-1996 1970 Birthday Helen Louise Goldsby, born in Brooklyn, New York, Miss America, NY-Top 10-1996 1970 Event Intrepid (U.S.) beats Gretel II (Australia) in 22nd America's Cup 1970 Event Phyllis Ann George (Texas), 21, crowned 43rd Miss America 1971 1970 Death Harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 1970 Death Richard J. Neutra, Australia/US architect (Who Bought America?), dies at 78 1969 Event Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated 1969 Event Gloria O Smith, (NY), crowned 2nd Miss Black America 1969 Birthday Laura Brown, born in America, golfer, member, LPGA Tour 1994 - 1997, coach Daytona Beach College women's golf team 1969 Event Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X) 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system 1968 Event Saundra Williams wins 1st Miss Black America pageant 1968 Event 1st papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota) 1968 Event After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio 1968 Birthday Phillip Rhodes, born in America, drummer, member, Gin Blossoms alternative rock band 1967 Death Ruth Fuller Sasaki, head of 1st Zen Institute of America, dies at 75 1967 Event Intrepid (U.S.) beats Dame Pattie (Australia) in 21st America's Cup 1967 Event Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968 1967 Birthday Steve McDonald, born in America, bass player, member of band, Redd Kross, appeared in film 'Desperate Teenage Lovedolls' and 'Spirit of '76' 1967 Birthday Melanie Denise Bridges, Derry, New Hampshire, Miss New Hampshire - America 1991 1966 Birthday Daisy Fuentes, model/MTV veejay, America's Funniest Videos 1966 Event Jean-Claude van Itallie's "America Hurrah," premieres in New York City 1966 Birthday Mel Appleby, rocker, Mel and Kim-Coming to America 1965 Birthday Karla Nelson, Pine City, Minnesota, Ms America 1993 1965 Event "Vinland Map" is introduced by Yale University as being the 1st known map of America, drawn between 1423 and 1445 1965 Birthday Debbye Turner, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, beauty queen, Miss America 1990, veterinarian, talk show host, CBS News reporter 1965 Birthday Piers Morgan, born in England, editor of tabloids, the Daily Mirror, News of the World, judge on television show, 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'America's Got Talent' 1965 Event 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford 1965 Birthday Dana Brown, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Miss Tennessee - America, 1991-3rd 1964 Birthday Marjorie Judith Vincent, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Miss America 1991 1964 Event Constellation (U.S.) beats Sovereign (England) in 20th America's Cup 1964 Event Underground America Day is 1st observed 1963 Birthday Willow Bay, TV host, Good Morning America 1963 Event Mary Ann Fischer, Aberdeen, South Dakota, gave birth to America's 1st surviving quintuplets, 4 girls and a boy 1963 Birthday Vanessa L. Williams, born in Millwood, New York, 1st black Miss America 1983 and singer 1963 Birthday Suzette Charles, New Jersey, replaced Vanessa Williams as Miss America, 1983 1963 Birthday Bruce Schneier, born in America, computer security specialist, cryptographer, writer, founder, BT Counterpane, books include, 'Practical Cryptography', 'Schneier on Security' 1963 Event "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art 1962 Birthday Josh Silver, born in America, keyboardist, producer for band Type O Negative, viewed as a gothic metal band, played with Peter Steele, founding member of rock group Fallout 1962 Event Weatherly (U.S.) beats Gretel (Australia) in 19th running of America's Cup 1962 Event Australia's 1st entry in America's Cup yacht race (U.S. wins) 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament 1961 Event Maria Beale Fletcher (NC), 19, crowned 34th Miss America 1962 1961 Birthday Kim Appleby, rocker, Mel and Kim-Coming to America 1961 Birthday David Huff, born in America, David Lyndon Huff, drummer, songwriter, producer, session musician, founder, Giant, 1980's hard rock band, member of White Heart, a Christian rock band 1960 Event America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled 1960 Birthday Matt Salinger, Windsor VT, actor, Captain America, Deadly Deception 1960 Event 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax) 1959 Death Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42 1959 Event America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 1958 Event 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") 1958 Event Columbia (U.S.) beats Sceptre (England) in 18th America's Cup 1958 Event Mary Ann Mobley (Miss), 21, crowned 31st Miss America 1959 1958 Birthday Steve Case, born in McLean, Virginia, co-founder and chief executive officer of America Online, AOL, founder of Revolution LLC holding, chairman of the Case Foundation 1958 Event Vice President Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America 1958 Event U.S. Army launched America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III" 1957 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Invitational 1957 Event "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) 1956 Birthday Arleen Sorkin, actress, Days of Our Lives, America's Funniest Videos 1956 Event Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Open 1956 Birthday Peter Zaremba, born in America, singer, rocker, member of The Fleshtones, host of 'I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge', MTV program 1956 Birthday Bob Saget, Philadelphia, comedian, Full House, America's Funniest Home Video 1955 Birthday Gary Webb, born in America, investigative journalist, wrote articles for 'San Jose Mercury News' about Nicaraguan cocaine smugglers linked to CIA-backed Contras 1955 Birthday Diamanda Galas, born America, composer, musician, politically charged performance artist, keyboardist, singer, has a voice range of three and a half octaves 1955 Event Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament 1955 Event Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing 1955 Birthday John Gilmore, born in America, fifth employee of Sun Microsystems, among founders of Cygnus Solutions, Cypherpunks mailing list, Electronic Frontier Foundation 1955 Birthday Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress, Hotel, Captain America II 1955 Birthday Dale Bosworth, TV host, America's Most Wanted 1955 Birthday Arsenio Hall, comedian, Alan Thicke, Arsenio, Coming to America 1954 Event 1st Miss America TV broadcast 1954 Event Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV) 1954 Birthday Sarah Lundy, born in America, horse trainer, won Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, 1993, first female trainer to saddle a horse in the Belmont Stakes 1954 Birthday Greg Ginn, born in America, guitarist, singer, songwriter, leader, Black Flag, hardcore punk, Rolling Stone's, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 1953 Birthday Richard Clayderman, pianist, Amour, Romantic America 1953 Birthday David Leisner, born in America, teacher, classical guitarist, composer, taught at Manhattan School of Music, expert in focal dystonia 1953 Birthday Michael Byron, born in America, composer, released music on Koch Records, Meridien Records, editor, contemporary music anthologies 1953 Birthday Sallie L. Baliunas, born in New York, New York, astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, cited as one of America's outstanding women scientists 1953 Birthday Carl Joseph Stone, born in America, composer, electronic music genre, minimalist, studied composition at California Institute of the Arts, served as President of the American Music Center 1952 Event Earthquake and flood strike Kamshatka-South America 1952 Birthday Eddie Manion, born in America, Eddie 'Kingfish' Manion, saxophonist, tenor and baritone sax, session musician, member of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Tour, recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, The E Street Band 1951 Birthday Larry Burnett, born in America, musician, original member of band, Firefall, a pop-rock group 1951 Birthday Barry Goudreau, born in America, guitarist, vocalist, original guitarist for Boston, the rock band, recorded his first solo LP using Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo, and Sib Hashian 1951 Birthday Bonnie Lauer, born in America, professional golfer, won National Collegiate Championship playing for Michigan State University, won 2 LPGA Tours, served as 1988 LPGA President 1950 Birthday Dan Peck, Panama City, Florida, rock vocalist and guitarist, America 1950 Birthday Wally Lamb, born in America, author, novelist, featured in Oprah's Book Club, books include 'The Hour I First Believed' 'I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison', 'She's Come Undone', 'I Know This Much is True' 1950 Birthday Nora Roberts, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, author, wrote 165 romance novels, Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame inductee, sold over 280 million books 1950 Birthday Joan Lunden, Fair Oaks California, news host, Good Morning America 1949 Birthday Walter Hyatt, born in America, musician, singer, songwriter, founder, The Contenders, work includes album 'Some Unfinished Business' 1949 Event Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in New York City 1949 Event Basketball Assoc of America and National Basketball League merge to form National Basketball Association 1949 Birthday Eric Goetz, New York City, U.S. shipbuilder, America's Cup 1995 1949 Death Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79 1949 Event Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc of America incorporates 1948 Event Honda 1st opens in America 1948 Birthday Reb Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break 1947 Birthday Spencer Christian, weatherman, Good Morning America 1947 Birthday Albert Brooks, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Broadcast News, Lost in America 1947 Event Voice of America begins broadcasting to U.S.S.R. 1946 Birthday Carson Van Osten, born in America, musician, performed with Todd Rundgren and rock group 'Nazz', comics creator, artist of Disney comics 1946 Birthday Dawn Steel, born in America, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction' 1946 Event Golf Writers Associaton of America forms 1946 Event 11 Basketball of America Association teams meet to schedule 1st season 1946 Birthday Barbara Benary, born in America, composer, co-founder, Gamelan Son of Lion, New York City repertory ensemble, composes theater music, chamber music 1946 Birthday Dan Millman, born in America, author, wrote, published 14 self-help books focusing on human potential, wrote 'The Life You Were Born to Live' 1945 Birthday John Walsh, activist/TV host, America's Most Wanted 1945 Death Sasaki Shigetsu Sokei-an, founder 1st Zen Institute of America, dies 1944 Birthday Joseph Celli, born in America, composer, musician, experimental, contemporary music genres, worked with John Cage, the Kronos Quartet 1944 Birthday Neely Bruce, born in America, composer, conductor, pianist, scholar of American music, Professor of Music and American Studies at Wesleyan University, chorus director for Connecticut Opera 1943 Birthday Dennis W. Conner, yachting pro, 4-time America's Cup-winning skipper 1942 Event Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German) 1941 Event 300 Montgomery, San Francisco opens as new Bank of America HQ 1941 Event Football Writers Association of America organized 1941 Event 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico 1941 Event "Captain America" appears in a comic book 1941 Event Cowboys' Amateur Association of America organized, California 1941 Birthday Marjoe Gortner, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Speak Up America, Falcon Crest 1940 Birthday Elfi Mikesch, cinematographer, Erotique, Out of America, Malina 1939 Birthday John Amos, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Good Times, Coming to America 1939 Event Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" 1939 Death Constance Lindsay Skinner, author (Rivers of America), dies at 57 1938 Birthday Ted Turner, broadcasting mogul/owns, Atlanta Braves, won America's Cup 1938 Event America's 1st saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, beatified 1937 Event Ranger (U.S.) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup 1937 Birthday Craig Breedlove, born in Louisiana, auto-racing champion, 613 MPH-Spirit of America 1936 Birthday Floyd Abrams, born in America, attorney, constitutional law expert, argued for famous cases, including the New York Times in the Judith Miller in CIA leak grand jury investigation 1936 Event 1st bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, Wisconsin 1936 Event Presbyterian Church of America founded at Philadelphia 1936 Birthday Daniel Goode, born in America, composer, clarinetist, studied with Henry Cowell, influenced by Indonesian gamelan music, bird song, Cape Breton fiddling, minimal music, member, Gamelan Son of Lion, Director, Electronic Music Studio, Rutgers University 1936 Event L M (Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America 1935 Birthday Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe 1935 Birthday Loren Rush, born in America, composer, works include, the drone piece 'Hard Music' 1935 Birthday Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones 1935 Birthday David Hartman, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, TV personality, Good Morning America 1935 Birthday Tony Campolo, born in America, pastor, speaker, author, promotes evangelical reform, leader, 'Red Letter Christian' movement, focusing on Christ's teachings, wrote, 'A Reasonable Faith', known for famous sermon, 'It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!' 1935 Birthday Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour 1935 Birthday Richard Brautigan, born in Tacoma, Washington, writer, novelist, wrote Trout Fishing in America, known for black comedy, parody, satire, and Zen Buddhism 1934 Birthday Bob Martinez, born in America, served as Mayor of Tampa, Florida and 40th Governor of Florida, initiated Preservation 2000, America's largest environmental land acquisition program, appointed Drug Czar by President George H.W. Bush 1934 Event Rainbow (U.S.) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup 1934 Event 1st sitting U.S. president to visit South America, Franklin D. Roosevelt in Colombia 1933 Birthday Eric Salzman, born in America, author, composer, record producer, music critic, wrote for the New York Times, New York Herald Tribune 1933 Birthday Philip Corner, born in America, composer, visual artist, taught by Fritz Jahoda, teacher, Modern Music at the New School for Social Research 1933 Birthday Craig L. Thomas, born in Wyoming, United States Senator from Wyoming, protected America's national parks 1932 Birthday Max Schubel, born in America, composer, contemporary classical music, founder and owner of Opus One records, recorded new music 1932 Event America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time 1931 Birthday Stephen Birmingham, Hartford, author, Real Lace: America's Irish Rich 1930 Event Bank of Italy becomes Bank of America 1930 Event Enterprise (U.S.) beats Shamrock V (England) in 15th America's Cup 1930 Event "Blue Angel," starring unknown Marlene Dietrich, premieres in America 1929 Birthday Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1928 Birthday James Brown, born in Barnwell, South Carolina, soul singer, 'Hot Pants', 'Living in America' 1928 Birthday Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Col, novelist, Europa Y America, Nobel 1982 1928 Birthday Peter Byrne, actor, Postcards from America, Carry on Cabby 1928 Birthday Garry Winogrand, born in New York City, New York, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations' 1927 Event Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens 1926 Event National Broadcasting Co created by Radio Corporation of America 1926 Event The 1st lip-reading tournament held in America 1925 Birthday Robert Linn, born in America, composer, educator, University of Southern California, composed music for chorus and chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra and wind orchestra 1924 Birthday Bess Myerson, born in Bronx, New York, 1st Jewish Miss America, 1945 1923 Event Mary Katherine Campbell (Ohio), 16, crowned 2nd Miss America 1922-23 1923 Birthday Henryk Czyz, born in Grudziadz, Poland, composer, wrote contemporary music, performed in Europe, America and South America 1923 Event Workers Party of America (New York City) becomes official Communist Party 1923 Birthday Wally Schirra, born in New Jersey, astronaut, flew in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, America's first three space programs 1922 Birthday Lou Stein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist, Tonight! America After Dark 1921 Event 1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington D.C.) 1921 Birthday Jack Valenti, born in Houston, Texas, Motion Picture Association of America President, created MPAA film rating system 1921 Birthday Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark 1921 Birthday Alfred Reed, born in New York, New York, composer, wrote over 200 works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, chamber ensemble, wind ensemble, guest conductor, performing in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America 1920 Event Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America's Cup 1919 Event Canadian National Railways established (North America's longest, 50,000 KM) 1919 Event Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created 1919 Event Communist Party of America organizes in Chicago 1919 Event Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois 1919 Event America's 1st passenger flight (New York - Atlantic City) 1919 Birthday Al "Jazbo" Collins, New York City, DJ, Tonight! America After Dark 1917 Birthday Claus Adam, born in America, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto 1917 Birthday Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Thor 1916 Event Boys Scouts of America receives congressional charter 1914 Birthday Bert Parks, Jacobson, born in Atlanta, Georgia, TV host, Miss America 1914 Birthday Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman 1913 Event 1st avant-garde art show in America opens in New York City 1912 Birthday Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark 1912 Event St. Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America" 1910 Event Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mount McKinley climbed 1910 Event Boy Scouts of America incorporated and chartered (William D. Boyce - Chicago) 1909 Birthday Arnold Shaw, born in America, composer, songwriter, music business executive for Leeds Music Corporation, later MCA, wrote book on Harry Belafonte, series on 20th century American music 1909 Birthday Kate Smith, singer, God Bless America, Philadelphia Flyer luck charm 1908 Event Baseball Writers Association of America, forms 1908 Birthday Paul Lavalle, born in Beacon, New York, bandleader, Cities Service Band of America 1906 Event Archaeological Institute of America forms 1906 Event Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes 1904 Event Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors 1903 Event 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom 1902 Death Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments 1902 Birthday Harry Golden, Jewish humorist and writer, 2 cents Plain, Only in America 1900 Event Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds 1st convention 1899 Event Columbia (U.S.) beats Shamrock (England) in 11th America's Cup 1899 Birthday Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals 1898 Event Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chic 1897 Birthday Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University 1896 Event Volunteers of America forms (New York City) 1895 Event Anti-Saloon League of America formed, Washington, D.C. 1895 Event America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH 1895 Event Defender (U.S.) beats Valkyrie III (England) in 10th America's Cup 1895 Event Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1893 Event Vigilant (U.S.) beats Valkyrie II (England) in 9th America's Cup 1893 Event Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful," in Colorado 1892 Birthday Ruth Fuller Sasaki, U.S., Zen teacher, 1st Zen Institute of America 1892 Event National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded 1892 Birthday Richard J. Neutra, Austrian and U.S. architect, Who Built America 1892 Death Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies 1890 Event United Mine Workers of America forms 1889 Birthday Bessie Hillman, founder, Almalgamated Clothing Workers of America 1888 Birthday Clinton Golden, Penn, founder, United Steelworkers of America 1888 Event Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand 1888 Death Asa Gray, U.S. botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 1887 Event Volunteer (U.S.) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup 1886 Event Mayflower (U.S.) beats Galatea (England) in 7th America's Cup 1885 Event Puritan (U.S.) beats Genesta (England) in 6th running of America's Cup 1885 Event Leo Daft opens America's 1st coml operated electric streetcar (Balt) 1884 Birthday Harold Vanderbilt, New York, America Cup, 1930,34,37, invented contract bridge 1882 Birthday Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer, Story of America 1879 Event 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Square Garden, New York City) 1878 Birthday W Starling Burgess, yacht designer, America Cup's Enterprise 1877 Event Socialist Labor Party of North America holds 1st national convention 1876 Event Madeline (U.S.) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup 1874 Event Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed 1874 Birthday Stephen Samuel Wise, U.S., President of Zionist Org of America 1873 Birthday Barton King, cricketer, North America's greatest all-rounder 1871 Event Columbia and Sappho (U.S.) beat Livonia (UK) in 3rd America's Cup 1870 Event Magic (U.S.) defeats Cambria (England) in 2nd running of America's Cup 1870 Event 1st Boardwalk in America invented 1870 Birthday Amedos Peter Giannine, born in San Jose, California, founded Bank of America 1867 Event British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passes 1867 Birthday Siegfried Passarge, German geographer, Cameroon, South Africa,America 1865 Event Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) 1864 Event 2nd session of congress of Confederate States of America reconvenes 1863 Birthday Swami Vivekananda, born in Calcutta, India, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893 1861 Event Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of Confederate States of America 1861 Event Confederate States of America organizes in Montgomery, Alabama 1861 Event 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America 1860 Birthday Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder, Girl Scouts of America 1860 Birthday Will Keith Kellogg, born in America, vegetarian, founder of Kellogg Company, pioneered process of making flaked cereal, promoted corn flakes as a healthy breakfast cereal 1859 Event Man in San Francisco claims himself Norton I, emperor of America 1859 Birthday Katharine Lee Bates, U.S., author, America the Beautiful 1859 Birthday Balington Booth, founder, Volunteers of America 1857 Event 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC 1851 Event 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal) 1851 Event Yacht "America" wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup) 1851 Event 1st America's Cup-U.S. schooner America beats British yacht Aurora 1848 Birthday Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer 1847 Birthday Jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer, South America 1840 Birthday Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America 1839 Event 1st baseball game played in America 1836 Event Louis Napoleon banished to America 1832 Event 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (New York City) (12 cent fare) 1832 Event "America" 1st sung publicly in Boston 1831 Event HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin depart England for South America 1830 Birthday James A. Healy, 1st black bishop in America 1828 Birthday Edward Hitchcock, America's 1st professor of physical education, Amherst College 1823 Event United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico 1823 Event President Monroe appoints 1st U.S. ambassadors to South America 1822 Event Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire 1810 Birthday Asa Gray, Sauquoit, New York, botanist, Flora of North America 1808 Birthday Jefferson Davis, born in Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865 1806 Birthday Chapin Aaron Harris, U.S., found America Society of Dental Surgeons 1805 Birthday John Stephens, U.S. archaeologist; founded study of Central America 1805 Event Female Charitable Society, first woman's club in America 1805 Birthday Alexis de Tocqueville, France, statesman/writer, Democracy in America 1797 Death Jeffrey Amherst, English Governor-General of America, dies at 80 1793 Event Jean Pierre Blanchard makes 1st balloon flight in North America 1792 Birthday Francisco Morazan, L, president of Central America, 1830-40 1789 Event Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I 1784 Death Phillis Wheatley, 1st important black poet in America, dies in Boston 1784 Event 1st daily newspaper in America (Penns Packet and General Advertiser) 1784 Event Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol 1782 Event 1st U.S. commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia 1781 Event Bank of North America, 1st U.S. bank opens 1781 Event Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia 1777 Event France recognizes independence of English colonies in America 1775 Event Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC) 1768 Event Boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's 1st patriotic song 1768 Event 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia 1767 Event British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America 1763 Event George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement 1763 Birthday Thomas Campbell, founder, Church of Disciples in America 1759 Event 1st music store in America opens in Philadelphia 1755 Event 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine 1751 Event 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, New York City (admission 1cent) 1741 Event Captain Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America 1736 Birthday Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder, Shaker movement in America 1735 Event 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, South Carolina 1733 Event 1st polar bear exhibited in America (Boston) 1721 Event Dr. Zabdiel Boylston gives 1st smallpox inoculations in America 1721 Event John Copson becomes America's 1st insurance agent 1717 Birthday Jeffrey Amherst, English Governor-General of America/Field Marshal 1716 Event 1st lion exhibited in America (Boston) 1712 Birthday L Joseph de Montcalm de Saint-Veran, French general in America 1704 Birthday August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in North America 1703 Event 1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner in Philadelphia 1697 Event King William's War in America ends with Treaty of Ryswick 1690 Event 1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass) 1683 Event King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America 1678 Event Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon 1677 Event 1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston 1668 Event 1st horse race in America takes place 1665 Event "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in North America (Acomac, Va) 1663 Event 1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia) 1658 Birthday Antoine Cadillac, french colonial governor of America 1652 Event In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America 1644 Event 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston 1644 Event Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's 1st UFO sighting 1642 Event 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts 1639 Event 1st printing press in America 1624 Birthday William, Jamestown, Virginia, 1st black child born in English America 1624 Birthday William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America 1620 Event Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass 1620 Event Pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America 1619 Event America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va) 1607 Event 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown 1598 Event 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande) 1596 Death Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico 1583 Event Gilbert claims Newfoundland (1st English colony in North America) 1569 Event King Philip II forms inquistion in South America 1564 Event John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America 1543 Death Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of California, dies 1542 Event Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America 1541 Event Hernan de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi R) 1512 Death Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60 1507 Event Geographer Martin Waldseemuller 1st used name America 1498 Event Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America 1494 Event Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain and Portugal divide America 1493 Event Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America 1493 Event Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal 1492 Event Columbus' discovers America (Oct 12, 1492 Julian calender) 1454 Birthday Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer, America
