Today in history

1913

Gideon Sundback patented an all-purpose zipper.

1918

Germany’s Western Front offensive ended in World War I.

1924

An open revolt broke out in Santa Clara, Cuba.

1927

Construction of the Spirit of St. Louis was completed for Lindbergh.

1941

The Boston Bees agreed to change their name to the Braves.

1954

Ernest Borgnine made his network television debut in “Night Visitor” on NBC-TV.

1961

ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” premiered.

1974

Phil Donahue’s TV show, “Donahue” moved to Chicago, IL.

1974

U.S. President Nixon announced he was releasing edited transcripts of secretly made White House tape recordings related to the Watergate scandal.

1981

Steve Carlton, of the Philadelphia Phillies, became the first left-handed pitcher in the major leagues to get 3,000 career strikeouts.

1984

In California, the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor went online after a long delay due to protests.

1985

Billy Martin was brought back, for the fourth time, to the position of manager for the New York Yankees.

198

Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox set a major-league baseball record by striking out 20 Seattle Mariner batters.

1997

Astronaut Jerry Linenger and cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev went on the first U.S.-Russian space walk.

1998

The U.S., Canada and Mexico end tariffs on $1 billion in NAFTA trade.

1998

Brazil announced a plan to protect a large area of Amazon forest. The area was about the size of Colorado.