1791 – The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.
1832 – Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (d. 1923) is born.
1878 – Alfred Bird, English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder (b. 1811) dies.
1892 – J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (d. 1976) is born.
1923 – Uziel Gal, German-Israeli engineer, designed the Uzi gun (d. 2002) is born.
1933 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.
1939 – Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
1960 – Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.
1965 – Project Gemini: Gemini 6A, crewed by Wally Schirra and Thomas Stafford, is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Four orbits later, it achieves the first space rendezvous, with Gemini 7.
1966 – Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1901) dies.
1967 – The Silver Bridge over the Ohio River collapses, killing 46 people.
1970 – Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet
1973 – John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.
1973 – The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.
1978 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan
2001 – The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean.
2009 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (b. 1918) dies.
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