1870 – US Congress created the United States Department of Justice
1899 – Richard Gurley Drew, American engineer, invented Masking tape (d. 1980) is born.
1906 – Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002) is born.
1918 – The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
1922 – Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Group (d. 2002) is born.
1922 – Herrin Massacre: Nineteen strikebreakers and three union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois.
1942 – Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress
1944 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress and singer is born.
1969 – The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
1973 – Carson Daly, American radio and television host is born.
1978 – Charon, a satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, is discovered by American astronomer James W. Christy.
1984 – Dustin Johnson, American golfer, 2016 U.S. Open champion, is born.
1986 – The controversial Hand of God goal by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century also by Maradona. Argentina would win 2–1 and go on to win the world cup.
1987 – Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1899) dies.
1993 – Pat Nixon, American economist and educator, 44th First Lady of the United States (b. 1912) dies.
2009 – A Washington D.C Metro train was traveling southbound at the Fort Totten station when it collided into another train sitting in the station. Nine people were killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others were injured.
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