1655 – John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1782 – Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.
1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
1822 – Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (d. 1882) is born.
1848 – LaMarcus Adna Thompson, American engineer and businessman, developed the roller coaster (d. 1917) is born.
1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
1917 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Company (b. 1838) dies.
1922 – Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014) is born.
1924 – A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
1930 – William Howard Taft, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857) dies.
1936 – Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
1949 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is condemned to prison for treason.
1957 – The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
1965 – Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War.
1971 – The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision.
1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
1976 – Freddie Prinze, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter is born.
1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
1983 – While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".
1998 – Ray Nitschke, American football player and actor (b. 1936) dies.
1999 – Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (b. 1924) dies.
1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914) dies.
2016 – George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (b. 1926) dies.
2016 – A total solar eclipse occurs, with totality visible from Indonesia and the North Pacific.
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