Alan Shepard, Jr. 1923
- 1865 - Samuel L. Clemens published "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" under the pen name "Mark Twain" in the New York "Saturday Press."
- 1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.
- 1903 - The U.S. and Panama signed a treaty that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal.
- 1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse.
- 1951 - Chuck Connors (Los Angeles Angels) became the first player to oppose the major league draft. Connors later became the star of the television show "The Rifleman."
- 1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.
- 1988 - U.S. President Reagan signed major legislation provided the death penalty for drug traffickers who kill.
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