1830 – The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.
1832 – Horatio Alger, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1899) is born.
1869 – National convention of black leaders meets in Washington, D.C.
1908 – The Rhoads Opera House Fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York.
1926 – Michael Bond, English soldier and author, created Paddington Bear is born.
1942 – World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
1964 – Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is appointed archbishop of Kraków, Poland.
1966 – Patrick Dempsey, American actor and race car driver is born.
1966 – Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison
1978 – Hubert Humphrey, American pharmacist, academic, and politician; 38th Vice President of the United States (b. 1911) dies.
1982 – Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists.
1990 – Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor is born.
1990 – Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.
1993 – Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
2000 – Bill Gates resigns as CEO of Microsoft.
2001 – An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
2010 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (b. 1950) dies.
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