David O. Selznick 1902 - Film producer ("Gone with the Wind")
- 1676 - In Virginia, Bacon's Rebellion began. Nathaniel Badon led the the rebellion which pitted frontiersmen against the government.
- 1773 - The English Parliament passed the Tea Act, which taxed all tea in the U.S. colonies.
- 1869 - Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail Roads meet in Promontory, UT. A golden spike was driven in at the celebration of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.
- 1876 - Richard Wagner’s "Centennial Inaugural March" was heard for the first time at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, PA.
- 1908 - The first Mother's Day observance took place during a church service in Grafton, West Virginia.
- 1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- 1933 - The Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.
- 1940 - Germany invaded Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
- 1969 - The National and American Football Leagues announced their plans to merge for the 1970-71 season.
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