1605 – The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid, Spain.
1786 – Virginia enacted the Statute for Religious Freedom authored by Thomas Jefferson.
1847 – John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
1853 – André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company (d. 1931) is born.
1883 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed.
1900 – The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
1906 – Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834) dies.
1917 – Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. (d. 2008) is born.
1919 – Temperance movement: The United States ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition in the United States one year after ratification.
1920 – Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
1938 – Benny Goodman and his band performed in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City
1964 – Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.
1972 – Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (b. 1919) dies.
2001 – US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
2010 – Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (b. 1923) dies.
2013 – André Cassagnes, French technician and toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch (b. 1926) dies.
2013 – Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, created Dear Abby (b. 1918) dies.
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