1492 – Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba on his first voyage to the New World.
1538 – The first university in the New World (in present-day Dominican Republic), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.
1636 – A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University.
1793 – Eliphalet Remington, American businessman, founded Remington Arms (d. 1861) is born.
1886 – In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. The first ticker tape parade takes place in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets as the statue is dedicated.
1914 – Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (d. 1995) is born.
1919 – The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
1929 – Black Monday, a day in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which also saw major stock market upheaval.
1942 – The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska.
1956 – Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV. This single event is credited with raising immunization levels in the United States from 0.6% to over 80% in just six months.
1967 – Julia Roberts, American actress and producer is born.
1972 – Brad Paisley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor is born.
2002 – Erling Persson, Swedish businessman, founded H&M (b. 1917) dies.
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