1841 – U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
1858 – U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
1888 – John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831) dies.
1892 – Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat (d. 1983) is born.
1916 – The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States signed.
1920 – Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
1927 – The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
1930 – The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
1930 – Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015) is born.
1948 – Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895) dies.
1954 – The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
1977 – Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (The Blue Moon Boys) (b. 1935) dies.
1987 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes after take off in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
2008 – The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
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