1778 - British forces kill 17 to 40 Stockbridge Indian fighters in Bronx during Revolution
1842 - US President John Tyler authorizes the establishment of the US Naval Observatory
1904 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier 10-8, 6-4, 9-7 for his lone major singles title
1935 - Russian miner Aleksey Stachanov digs 102 tons of coal in under 6 hours, using a jackhammer
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