Martin Luther King, Jr's mother is shot and killed, 1974
Voting age lowered to 18 with passage of 26th Amendment, 1971
Mike Tyson's Birthday, 1966
Independence Day [Zaire], 1960
Former President William Howard Taft becomes Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1921
Great Siberian Mystery Explosion, 1908
Congress passes Pure Food and Drug Act, and Meat Inspection Act, 1906
Charles Blondin walks across Niagara Falls on a tightrope, 1859
Jerusalem reunified by Israelis, 1967
U.S. begins bombing of Hanoi [North Vietnam], 1966
Pele helps Brazil win it's first World Cup, 1958
Eisenhower approves funding for building of Interstate Highway System, 1956
Pedro Guerrero's Birthday, 1956
U.S. troops withdraw from Korea after World War II, 1949
William Mayo's Birthday, 1939
Elizabeth Hanford Dole's Birthday, 1936
Harmon Killebrew's Birthday, 1936
Slim Pickens' Birthday, 1919
John Elway's Birthday, 1960
Gilda Radner's Birthday, 1946
Mel Brooks' Birthday, 1928
Treaty of Versailles formally ends World War I, 1919
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife assassinated, igniting conflict leading to World War I, 1914
Joe Tinker is first Major League player to steal home twice in same game, 1910
John Dillinger's Birthday, 1902
Washington defeats British at Battle of Monmouth [NJ], 1778
Jean Jacques Rousseau's Birthday, 1712
In Heavyweight Title Fight, Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds, 1988
Truman orders U.S. intervention in the two-day old Korean War, 1950
U.S. sends 35 military advisors to South Vietnam, agrees to provide military and economic aid to anti-communist government, 1950
H. Ross Perot's Birthday, 1930
Bob Keeshan's Birthday, 1927
Helen Keller's Birthday, 1880
President Bush reverses his "Read my lips, no new taxes" pledge, 1990
President Kennedy proclaims "Ich bin ein Berliner" at Berlin Wall, 1963
Independence Day [Madagascar], 1960
Joint dedication of St. Lawrence Seaway by President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II, 1959
United Nations Charter signed by 50 countries, 1945
President Franklin Roosevelt signs act allowing formation of credit unions, 1934
First U.S. troops arrive in Europe, 1917
President John Tyler is first President to get married while in office, 1844
Abner Doubleday's Birthday, 1819
Independence Day [Mozambique], 1975
George Michael's Birthday, 1963
First commercial color TV broadcast [by CBS], 1951
North Korea begins invasion of South Korea, 1950
Carly Simon's Birthday, 1945
Willis Reed's Birthday, 1942
Congress passes "Mann Act", 1910
George Orwell's Birthday, 1903
Custer's Last Stand, 1876
Virginia is 10th State to ratify the Constitution, 1788
Phyllis George's Birthday, 1949
President Truman signs Selective Service Act, 1948
First report of "flying saucers" over Mt. Rainier, 1947
Mick Fleetwood's Birthday, 1942
Norman Cousins' Birthday, 1912
Jack Dempsey's Birthday, 1895
Independence Day [Luxembourg]
"Batman" movie released, 1989
"Late Night with David Letterman" debuts on NBC, 1980
Taft-Hartley Act passed over Presidential veto, 1947
Wilma Rudolph's Birthday, 1940
June Carter Cash's Birthday, 1929
Bob Fosse's Birthday, 1927
Clyde Drexler's Birthday, 1962
Freddie Prinze's Birthday, 1954
Meryl Streep's Birthday, 1949
Lindsay Wagner's Birthday, 1949
Todd Rundgren's Birthday, 1948
G.I. Bill of Rights signed, provides veteran benefits, 1944
Ed Bradley's Birthday, 1941
Germany invades Soviet Union, 1941
France surrenders to Germany, 1940
Joe Louis defeats Max Schmeling in first round, 1938
Joe Louis knocks out James Braddock to win World Heavyweight Championship Title, 1937
Kris Kristofferson's Birthday, 1936
Bill Blass' Birthday, 1922
U.S. Department of Justice established, 1870
Arkansas readmitted to the Union, 1868
Supreme Court rules in "Texas v. Johnson" that Flag burning is protected by the First Amendment, 1989
Prince William is born to Prince Charles and Princess Diana, 1982
Three civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, 1964
Rick Sutcliffe's Birthday, 1956
Western Allies begin Berlin Airlift in response to Soviet blockade, 1948
33 1/3 RPM long-playing record introduced, 1948
Meredith Baxter-Birney's Birthday, 1947
Michael Gross' Birthday, 1947
Japanese on Okinawa surrender to Americans, 1945
Race riots in Detroit, 1943
Jane Russell's Birthday, 1921
Jean Paul Sartre's Birthday, 1905
New Hampshire is 9th State to ratify the Constitution, 1788
Martha Washington's Birthday, 1731
