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July 7 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into United States law. July 9 – 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami: A 7.8 M w strike-slip earthquake in Southeast Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay.
May 5 – The first Three Stooges short, Woman Haters, is released. May 9 – 1934 West Coast waterfront strike: A general strike is engaged in San Francisco. May 11 – Dust Bowl: A strong 2-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl. May 15.
June. June 3–10 The Zoot Suit Riots; The notorious riots lasted 10 days and carry the name of the targeted victims — young people dressed in wide trousers pegged at the ankle and long coats — but the violent rampage was led by sailors, soldiers and Marines. June 15–17 – Beaumont race riot of 1943 in Texas.
1995: Company reaches one million users. 1996 : America Online ditches its original pay-per-hour pay system in favor of a flat, $19.95 monthly fee, effectively beginning the modern internet era .
October–December. October 24: Wall Street Crash of 1929. October 11 – J. C. Penney opens Store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with department stores in all 48 states. October 14 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1, to win their 4th World Series Title.
October–December. [edit] December 5, 1933: Sloppy Joe's Bar opens in Key West, Florida (1986 photo) October 7 – The New York Giants (baseball) defeat the Washington Senators, 4 games to 1, to win their 4th World Series title. October 10 – A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed near Chesterton, Indiana, by a bomb.
September 8–12 – Tailhook scandal: At the 35th Annual Tailhook Symposium in Las Vegas, 83 women and seven men are assaulted. September 11 – Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Texas. September 16 – The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega begins in the United States.
July 1 – Benjamin Franklin Bridge opens. July 12 – A lightning strike destroys an ammunition depot in Dover, New Jersey. July 26 – The National Bar Association incorporates in the United States. August 6 – In New York City, the Warner Brothers ' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.