Donald J. Trump 1946 - 45th Presdient of the United States, real estate developer, television personality
- 1775 - The Continental Army was founded by the Second Continental Congress. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army...
- 1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States.
- 1834 - Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper.
- 1893 - Philadelphia observed the first Flag Day.
- 1922 - Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to be heard on radio. The event was the dedication of the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry.
- 1940 - The Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
- 1940 - German troops entered Paris. As Paris became occupied loud speakers announced the implementation of a curfew being imposed for 8 p.m.
- 1951 - "Univac I" was unveiled. It was a computer designed for the U.S. Census Bureau and billed as the world's first commercial computer.
- 1952 - The Nautilus was dedicated. It was the first nuclear powered submarine.
- 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
- 1990 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld police checkpoints that are used to examine drivers for signs of intoxication.
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