30 – Jesus Christ, crucified, according to astronomer Schaefer, dies
1307 – Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I of England (b. 1271) Burned at the Stake. Dies.
1788 – American Pioneers to the Northwest Territory arrive at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, establishing Marietta, Ohio, as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory, and opening the westward expansion of the new country.
1798 – The Mississippi Territory is organized from disputed territory claimed by both the United States and Spain. It is expanded in 1804 and again in 1812.
1829 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.
1868 – Thomas D’Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician.
1893 – Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director was born (d. 1969)
1915 – Billie Holiday, [Eleanora Fagan], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer (Lady Sings the Blues)was Born
1920 – Ravi Shankar, Varanasi, British India, musician (the Pandit), was Born(d. 2012)
1922 – Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior leases Teapot Dome petroleum reserves in Wyoming.
1927 – First distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
1928 – James Garner, Norman Oklahoma, actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick)was Born
1931 – Daniel Ellsberg, Whistle Blower, American theorist and author was born.
1933 – Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment.
1939 – David Frost, Tenterdon England, TV host (That Was the Week That Was), (d. 2013) Born
1939 – Francis Ford Coppola, Detroit, director (Godfather, Apocalypse Now) Born
1943 – Holocaust: In Terebovlia, Ukraine, Germans order 1,100 Jews to undress to their underwear and march through the city of Terebovlia to the nearby village of Plebanivka where they are shot dead and buried in ditches.
1947 – Henry Ford, American businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (b. 1863) died.
1948 – The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
1949 – John Oates, NYC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Hall & Oates-Rich Girl)
1951 – Janis Ian, NYC, [Janis Eddy Fink], lesbian/folk rocker (At 17)
1954 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his “domino theory” speech during a news conference.
1954 – Jackie Chan, Chinese actor, martial artist, director, producer, and screenwriter was born.
1955 – Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
1964 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor, singer, and producer (30 Odd Foot of Grunts) was born.
1971 – President Richard Nixon announces his decision to increase the rate of American troop withdrawals from Vietnam.
1978 – Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
1984 – Frank Church, (Sen-D-Ohio, 1957-81), dies at 59
1985 – Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declares a moratorium on the deployment of middle-range missiles in Europe.
1990 – Iran Contra Affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal (the conviction is later reversed on appeal).
1994 – Rwandan Genocide: Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda.
1994 – Auburn Calloway attempts to hijack FedEx Express Flight 705 and crash it to allow his family to benefit from his life insurance policy. The crew subdues him and lands the aircraft safely.
1995 – First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops begin a massacre of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
1999 – The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.
2003 – U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein’s regime falls two days later.
2008 – Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Paris, France where due to the large number of protests the route is shortened at the demand of Chinese officials following widespread protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists and due to problems the flame is extinguished five times.
2012 – Mike Wallace [Myron], American media personality, dies at 93