1558 Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of Englandied
1603 English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.
1659 The Treaty of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.
1720 Calico Jack (died), English pirate (born 1682)
1777 Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
1796 Catherine the Great (died), Russian wife of Peter III of Russia (born 1729)
1800 The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, DC.
1839 Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi’s first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy
1855 David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.
1858 Modified Julian Day zero.
1869 In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inauguratedied
1871 The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York.
1876 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Slavonic March is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
1896 Lev Vygotsky (born), Russian psychologist (died 1934)
1916 Shelby Foote (born), American historian and author (died 2005)
1925 Rock Hudson (born), American actor (died 1985)
1933 United States officially recognizes Soviet Union.
1944 Lorne Michaels (born), Israeli-American television producer, created Saturday Night Live
1947 American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
1947 The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
1948 Howard Dean (born), American physician and politician, 79th Governor of Vermont
1960 RuPaul (born), American drag queen performer, actor, and singer
1962 President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, DC., region.
1964 Susan Rice (born), American diplomat, 27th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1968 Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
1969 –Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
1970 Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.
1973 Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors “I am not a crook.”
1982 Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
1985 Panbanisha (born), American chimpanzee (died 2012)
1993 United States House of Representatives passes resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement after greater authority in trade negotiations was granted to President George Bush in 1991.
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