1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.
1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
1862 – Slavery in the United States: A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
1880 – Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (d. 1958) is born.
1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
1920 – Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (d. 1976) is born.
1927 – Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
1958 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress is born.
1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by Oliver Sipple.
1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (b. 1888) dies.
1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.
1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
2007 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (b. 1923) dies.
2015 – Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
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