Vince Flynn 1966 - Author
- 1607 - An expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport arrived at the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico for supplies before continuing on their journey. On May 14, they went ashore and founded Jamestown, Virginia, as the first permanent English colony in America.
- 1830 - Joseph Smith and five others organized the Mormon Church in western New York.
- 1896 - The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
- 1903 - French Army Nationalists were revealed for forging documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dryfus.
- 1938 - The United States recognized the German conquest of Austria.
- 1945 - "This is Your FBI" debuted on ABC radio.
- 1965 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized the use of ground troops in combat operations in Vietnam.
- 1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 2,400 for the first time.
- 1998 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 9,000 points for the first time.
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