1568 – Antoon van Stralen, Flemish mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47
1683 – King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America
1688 – France declares war on Germany
1780 – Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold’s plot to surrender West Point.
1789 – The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States. John Jay nominated as the 1st Chief Justice
1846 – Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
1853 – 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)
1869 – “Black Friday”: Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
1896 – F Scott Fitzgerald, St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby), (d. 1940) Born
1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument.
1936 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer and screenwriter, created The Muppets (d. 1990) was born.
1941 – Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (Wings and Suzy and the Red Stripes) (d. 1998) was born.
1941 – Nine Allied governments pledge adherence to the common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter
1942 – Gerry Marsden, rock vocalist (Gerry & Pacemakers-Ferry crossed Mersey) Born
1945 – Lou Dobbs, American journalist was born.
1946 – Clark Clifford and George Elsey, military advisers to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, present him with a top-secret report on the Soviet Union that first recommends the containment policy.
1948 – Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor (d. 1998) was born.
1948 – The Honda Motor Company is founded.
1950 “Operation Magic Carpet” – all Jews from Yemen move to Israel
1955 – US President Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver
1957 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
1958 – Kevin Sorbo, actor (Hercules Legendary Journeys, Kull The Conquerer…. Liberty Activist! Born
1959 – Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer was born.
1960 – International Development Association (UN agency) comes into existence
1960 – USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
1962 – United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
1964 – “Munsters” premieres on TV
1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS.
1969 – Shawn “Clown” Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Slipknot, To My Surprise, and Dirty Little Rabbits) was born.
1969 – Trial of “Chicago 8″ (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins
1971 – Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve) Born
1976 – Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and manager was born.
1976 – Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by Pres Carter
1979 – CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.
1990 – Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market
1991 – Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss), children’s author, dies of cancer at 87
1996 – Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
2009 – Susan Atkins, American murderer (Manson follower) (b. 1948)Dies
2009 – The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of LRAD in U.S. history.
2012 – Books by Japanese authors or about Japan are suspended by Chinese bookstores