TODAY IN HISTORY

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In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

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In 1935, the first major league baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati's Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1.

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1647: The first recorded execution of a witch in America takes place in Massachusetts.

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In 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify the United States Constitution.

In 1848,Wisconsin became the 30th state of the Union.

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In 1819, poet Walt Whitman was born in West Hill, N.Y.

In 1908, actor Don Ameche was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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In 1888, the poem "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thaver was first published, in the San Francisco Daily Examiner.

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In 1892, the Sierra Club was incorporated in San Francisco.

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in 1769, frontierman Daniel Boone first began to explore present-day- Kentucky.

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In 1953 94 people died when a tornado struck Worcester, Mass.

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In 1964, the Senate voted to limit further debate on a proposed civil rights bill, shutting off a filibuster by Southern states.

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In 1776, Virginia's colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights.

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In 1927, aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.

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In 1775, the Continental Army forerunner of United States Army, was created.

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In 1883, baseball's first "Ladies Day" took place as the New Yotk Gothams offered women free admission to a game against the Cleveland Spiders.

New York won 5--2

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In 1862, slavery was outlawed in U.S. territories.

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In 1836, Congress approved the Deposit Act, which contained a provision for turning over surplus federal revenue to the states.

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In 1807, a grand jury in Richmond, Va. indicted former Vice President Aaron Burr on charges of treason and high misdemeanor--(he was later acquitted.)

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1788: Virginia became the 10th state in the Union.

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In 1870, the first section of the boardwalk in Atantic City, N.J. was opened to the public.

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In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Cathage, Illinois.