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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1998
Independent counsel Kenneth Starr sent a report to the U.S. Congress accusing President Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses.
2001
In the U.S., four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.
2002
  Nick Nolte was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was released later in the day on $2,500 bail.
Defence
1904
The U.S. battleship Connecticut was launched in New York.
 
Disasters
1992
Hurricane Iniki struck Hawaii. The storm damaged or destroyed over 10,000 homes and killed at least 5 people.
2001
In the U.S., four airliners were hijacked and were intentionally crashed. Two airliners hit the World Trade Center, which collapsed shortly after, in New York City, NY. One airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Another airliner crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. About 3,000 people were killed.
Discovery
1609
Explorer Henry Hudson sailed into New York harbor and discovered Manhattan Island and the Hudson River.

Henry Hudson
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1954
USA
The Miss America beauty pageant made its network TV debut on ABC. Miss California, Lee Ann Meriwether, was the winner.
1964
USA
"Friday Night Fights" was seen for the last time.
1967
USA
The Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS.
1970
USA
The last "Get Smart" episode aired on CBS-TV.
1974
USA
"Little House On The Prairie" made its television debut.
Heads of State
1789
USA
Alexander Hamilton was appointed by U.S. President George Washington to be the first secretary of the treasury.
1971
USSR
Former Soviet leader Nikita Krushchev died at the age of 77 from a heart attack.
1973
  Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent coup. Police said he committed suicide. The coup was widely believed to have been linked to the CIA.
2003
Sweden Sweden's Foreign Minister Anna Lindh died from stab wounds inflicted by an unknown assailant the previous day.
Health and Social Welfare
1952
Dr. Charles Hufnagel successfully replaced a diseased aorta valve with an artificial valve made of plastic.
 
Industry
 
 
Law
 
 
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1941
USA
Charles A. Lindbergh brought on charges of anti-Semitism with a speech in which he blamed "the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration" for trying to draw the United States into World War II.
1951
UK
Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the English Channel from both directions.
1994
USA
Actress Jessica Tandy died at the age of 85 in Easton, CT.
1997
USA
John Lee Hooker received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Politics
1786
USA
The Convention of Annapolis opened with the aim of revising the articles of the confederation.
1941
USA
Charles A. Lindbergh brought on charges of anti-Semitism with a speech in which he blamed "the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration" for trying to draw the United States into World War II.
1941
USA
In Arlington, VA, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pentagon took place.
1990
USA
U.S. President Bush vowed "Saddam Hussein will fail" while addressing Congress on the Persian Gulf crisis. In the speech Bush spoke of an objective of a new world order: "freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace".
1991
USSR
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev announced that thousands of troops would be drawn out of Cuba.
1991
Israel 51 prisoners were released by Israel.
Publishing
1875
USA
"Professor Tidwissel's Burglar Alarm" was featured in the New York Daily Graphic and became the first comic strip to appear in a newspaper.
1999
USA
The Wall Street Journal reported that Bayer Corp. had quit putting a wad of cotton in their bottles of aspirin. Bayer had actually stopped the practice earlier in the year.
Religion
 
 
Science
1985
USA
A U.S. satellite passed through the tail of the Giacobini-Zinner comet. It was the first on-the-spot sampling of a comet.
 
Sport
1964
USA
"Friday Night Fights" was seen for the last time.
1974
USA
The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets set a National League record when they played 25 innings. It was the second longest game in professional baseball history.
1985
USA
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds achieved hit number 4,192 to break the record held by Ty Cobb.
Technology
1877
USA
The first comic-character timepiece was patented by the Waterbury Clock Company.
1883
USA
The mail chute was patented by James Cutler. The new device was first used in the Elwood Building in Rochester, NY.
The Arts
1926
USA
In Honolulu Harbor, HI, the Aloha Tower was dedicated.
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
1959
USA
The U.S. Congress passed a bill authorizing the creation of food stamps.
1997
Scotland Scotland voted to create its own Parliament after 290 years of union with England.
The Workforce
1897
USA
A ten-week strike of coal workers in Pennsylvania, WV, and Ohio came to an end. The workers won and eight-hour workday, semi-monthly pay, and company stores were abolished.
1936
USA
Boulder Dam in Nevada was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt by turning on the dam's first hydroelectric generator. The dam is now called Hoover Dam.
Trade and Economy
 
 
Transport
1910
USA
In Hollywood, the first commercially successful electric bus line opened.
 
War
1297
Scotsman William Wallace defeated the English forces of Sir Hugh de Cressingham at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
1499
France
French forces took over Milan, Italy.
1695
  Imperial troops under Eugene of Savoy defeated the Turks at the Battle of Zenta.
1709
  An Anglo-Dutch-Austrian force defeated the French in the Battle of Malplaquet.
1714
  Spanish and French troops broke into Barcelona and ended Catalonia's sovereignty after 13 months of seige.
1776
  A Peace Conference was held between British General Howe and three representatives of the Continental Congress (Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Edward Rutledge). The conference failed and the American war for independence continued for seven years.
1777
  American forces, under General George Washington, were forced to retreat at the Battle of Brandywine Creek by British forces under William Howe. The Stars and Stripes (American flag) were carried for the first time in the battle.
1814
  The U.S. fleet defeated a squadron of British ships in the Battle of Lake Champlain, VT.
1842
  1,400 Mexican troops captured San Antonio, TX. The Mexicans retreated with prisoners.
1855
  The siege of Sevastopol ended when French, British and Piedmontese troops captured the main naval base of the Russian Black fleet in the Crimean War.
1941
  U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave orders to attack any German or Italian vessels found in U.S. defensive waters. The U.S. had not officially entered World War II at this time.
1965
  The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) arrived in South Vietnam and was stationed at An Khe.
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