1774 – First display of the word “Liberty” on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts and which was in defiance of British rule in Colonial America.
1797 – The USS Constitution (Old Ironside) is launched in Boston.
1869 – 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore.
1902 – In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.
1911 – RS Huchens & M Hudsons “Garden of Allah” premieres in NYC.
1915 – William Jennings Bryan’s successor as US Secretary of State, Robert Lansing sends a note to Britain protesting interference with US shipping.
1925 – Sidney Howards “Lucky Sam McGarver” premieres in NYC.
1944 – World War II: US troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall.
1948 – Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated (Washington, D.C.)
1950 – Tom Powers of Duke University scores 6 touchdowns.
1959 – Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in New York.
1967 – Tens of thousands of anti-Vietnam War protesters march on the Pentagon, besieging the military headquarters for two days.
1975 – Coast Guard Academy 1st allows women to enroll.
1982 – Private funeral service held for Bess Truman, former First Lady of the United States.
1986 – US writer Edward A. Tracy kidnapped in Beirut.
1989 – Houston becomes 1st major college team to gain 1000 yards in a game.
1991 – Former California Governor Jerry Brown announces his run for the US Presidency.
1991 – US hostage Jesse Turner released from 5 years in captivity in Beirut.
1995 – Addison Vance, 18, of Hickory, NC, crowned 7th Ms Venus Swimwear.
2014 – Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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