1832 – South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification.
1871 – National Rifle Association organized (NYC)
1903 – Clyde Coleman of NYC patents automobile electric starter.
1916 – Mexican and US representatives sign a protocol at Atlantic City, under which Pershing’s troops will withdraw and each nation’s army will guard the border. President Carranza of Mexico will refuse to accept it.
1932 – In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
1947 – John Steinbeck’s novel “Pearl” published.
1947 – The US House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities “Hollywood 10” in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists.
1950 – “Guys & Dolls” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1200 performances.
1954 – Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened.
1960 – Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
1964 – For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington, D.C. permitted to vote.
1966 – 400 die of respiratory failure & heart attacks in New York City smog, smoggiest day in city’s history.
1969 – Apollo 12 returns to Earth.
1969 – Lt William L Calley charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial.
1971 – Dan “DB” Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000.
1979 – US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange.
1991 – Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year.
1993 – Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for US handgun sales.
2012 – 77th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 49-0 in Tuscaloosa.
2014 – A 12-year-old boy is shot dead by police in Cleveland, after brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun.