1876 – Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-graham-bell-patents-the-telephone
1938 – Janet Guthrie, first female Indy 500 driver, born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/janet-guthrie-first-female-indy-500-driver-born
1974 – Pearl Bailey and Richard Nixon serenade a White House audience
1987 – Mike Tyson unifies titles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mike-tyson-unifies-titles
2010 – Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female director to win an Oscar