1789 – The United States Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: The Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights.
1890 – The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
1912 – Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
1929 – Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author is born.
1929 – Jimmy Doolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
1936 – Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin (d. 2014) is born.
1944 – Michael Douglas, American actor and producer is born.
1951 – Mark Hamill, American actor, singer, and producer is born.
1952 – Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (d. 2004) is born.
1957 – Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
1965 – Scottie Pippen, American basketball player and sportscaster is born.
1968 – Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper is born.
1969 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress is born.
1974 – The first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (Tommy John surgery) performed, on baseball player Tommy John.
1977 – About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
1992 – NASA launches the Mars Observer, a $511 million probe to Mars, in the first U.S. mission to the planet in 17 years. Eleven months later, the probe would fail.
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