1861 – Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederacy in the United States.
1879 – George Selden files for first patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1907 – Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title after beating “Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien on points in 20 rounds in Los Angeles, California.
1912 – Film and television production and distribution studio Paramount Pictures is founded.
1919 – Edward George Honey first proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate The Armistice of World War I which leads to the creation of Remembrance Day.
1936 – Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife faints when he returns to the track.
1942 – Aircraft carrier USS Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack in Coral Sea.
1945 – V-E Day: World War II ends in Europe after Germany signed an unconditional surrender.
1951 – Dacron men’s suits introduced.
1959 – Little Caesars Pizza was founded by Mike Ilitch and his wife Marian Ilitch in Garden City, Michigan.
1961 – Astronaut Alan Shephard receives NASA Distinguished Service Medal in Washington, D.C.
1963 – President John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression from its neighbors.
1968 – Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches a perfect game against Minnesota in a 4-0 victory.
1980 – World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated.
1987 – Gary Hart quits Democratic presidential race due to affair with Donna Rice.
1999 – Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel military college in South Carolina.
2011 – The Tradition Senior Men’s Golf, Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club: Tom Lehman wins second of three Champions tour majors with a par on the second playoff hole against Australian Peter Senior.
2018 – President Donald Trump pulls the United States out of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal.
2020 – Two White House staffers test positive for COVID-19 and three members of the coronavirus task force go into self-isolation after possible exposure to the virus.
2023 – Disney live-action film musical “The Little Mermaid,” starring Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy, directed by Robb Marshall, premieres.
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