1540 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto’s forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
1648 – Boston Shoemakers form first U.S. labor organization.
1836 – Frederick August Otto Schwarz (born), American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (died 1911)
1851 – Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.
1867 – United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
1871 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (born 1791)
1911 – Alfred Binet, French psychologist (born 1857)
1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.
1926 – Chuck Berry (born), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Perón.
1954 – Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio.
1966 – Elizabeth Arden, Canadian-American businesswoman, founded Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (born 1878)
1966 – S. S. Kresge (died), American businessman, founded Kmart (born 1867)
1968 – The U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving a “black power” salute during a victory ceremony at the Mexico City games.
2009 – Adriaan Kortlandt (died), Dutch ethologist (born 1918)
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