On this day in 1834, in New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began.
On this day in 1898, U.S. President William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States.
On this day in 1928, sliced bread was sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
On this day in 1930, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, died.
On this day in 1985, Boris Becker became the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17