1925-N.Y. Yankee Lou Gehrig begins his 2,130 consecutive game streak
1930-First baby born on a vessel passing through Panama Canal
1930-Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in U.S., Cincinnati
1953-Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
1959-Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid," SF
1969-Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices US destroyer
"Frank E Evans" in half, killing 74. (South Vietnam)
1979-John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland)
1984-Flight readiness firing of Discovery's main engines
1985-Nancy Lopez wins the LPGA tournament
1986-NYC transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token
1986-Regular TV coverage of US Senate sessions begins
1989-14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee
1989-Cincinatti Red Eric Davis hits for the cycle
1989-Rolling Stones Bill Wyman marries Mandy Smith