1788 – Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1875 – Katherine McKinley, American daughter of William McKinley (b. 1871) dies.
1906 – Stanford White, American architect, designed the Washington Square Arch (b. 1853) dies.
1906 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
1910 – The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
1910 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
1923 – Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane
1928 – Peyo, Belgian author and illustrator, created The Smurfs (d. 1992) is born.
1944 – The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
1947 – The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
1949 – Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theaters.
1976 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, co-founded Capitol Records (b. 1909) dies.
1976 – Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
1981 – Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
1984 – American singer Prince releases his most successful studio album Purple Rain.
1993 – Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
1997 – Jacques Cousteau, French oceanographer and explorer (b. 1910) dies.
1998 – In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
2009 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (The Jackson 5) (b. 1958) dies.
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