Alexander Hamilton 1755 - United States Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- 1770 - The first shipment of rhubarb was sent to the United States from London.
- 1805 - The Michigan Territory was created.
- 1878 - In New York, milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time by Alexander Campbell.
- 1913 - The first sedan-type car was unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York City. The car was manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
- 1922 - At Toronto General Hospital, Leonard Thompson became the first person to be successfully treated with insulin.
- 1958 - "Seahunt" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was aired on the network for four years.
- 1964 - U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard.
- 1977 - France released Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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