1776 – Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
1791 – The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.
1861 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union.
1863 – The London Underground, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between London Paddington station and Farringdon station.
1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
1901 – The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
1904 – Ray Bolger, American actor and dancer (d. 1987) is born.
1917 – Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (b. 1846) dies.
1919 – Milton Parker, American businessman, co-founded the Carnegie Deli (d. 2009) is born.
1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
1930 – Roy E. Disney, American businessman (d. 2009) is born.
1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
1946 – The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
1949 – George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman is born.
1949 – Linda Lovelace, American porn actress and activist (d. 2002) is born.
1962 – Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, which became known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.
1971 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded Chanel (b. 1883) dies.
1984 – Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.
1990 – Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
2004 – Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1941) dies.
2016 – David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1947) dies.
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