1779 – Madeleine Sophie Barat, French nun and saint, founded the Society of the Sacred Heart (d. 1865) is born.
1805 – William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist, founded The Liberator (d. 1879) is born.
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman, the first being Hiram Revels.
1881 – Harry Warner, Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros. (d. 1958) is born.
1917 – In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
1927 – Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation (d. 1990) is born.
1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1946 – A fire at a New York City ice plant spreads to a nearby tenement, killing 37 people.
1950 – Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services.
1972 – Hank Williams III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist is born.
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2006 – Alan Shugart, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (b. 1930) dies.
2014 – Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (b. 1928) dies.
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