On this day in 1646 First public library in the Americas established when Bishop Palafox y Mendoza donates his personal library of 5,000 volumes to Tridentine colleges in Puebla, Mexico
On this day in 1950 "Beetle Bailey" comic strip debuts in twelve newspapers
On this day in 1945 American chess grandmaster Reuben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid (10 seconds per move) games blindfolded in New York City
On this day in 1936 RKO Radio Pictures releases "Swing Time", directed by George Stevens, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
On this day in 1923 New York Yankees pitcher "Sad" Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A's, 2-0
On this day in 1911 French aviator Roland Garros sets world altitude record of 4,250 m (13,944 ft)
On this day in 1893 English author Beatrix Potter first writes the story of Peter Rabbit for a 5-year-old boy
On this day in 1888 George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera and registers the brand name "Kodak"
On this day in 1951 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS
