Birth anniversary of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), sixth president of the US and son of the second president.
Birth anniversary of John Wanamaker (1838-1922)--entrepreneur who created the first department store at Philadelphia, PA (1869).
Birth anniversary of E.B. White (1899-1985).
Happy Birthday! Tab Hunter, Stephen Lang, Leon Spinks
1533 - Henry VIII, who divorced his wife and became head of the church of England, was excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Clement VII.
1786 - Morocco agreed to stop attacking American ships in the Mediterranean for a payment of $10,000.
1798 - The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by "An Act for Establishing a Marine Corps" passed by the U.S. Congress. The act also created the U.S. Marine Band. The Marines were first commissioned by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775.
1804 - The United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel.
1914 - Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.
1972 - U.S. forces broke the 95-day siege at An Loc in Vietnam.
1979 - The abandoned U.S. space station Skylab returned to Earth. It burned up in the atmosphere and showered debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.
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