George Henry Lewes 1817 - English philosopher, literary and theater critic
- 1676 - Sudbury, Massachusetts, was attacked by Indians.
- 1775 - American revolutionaries Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode though the towns of Massachusetts giving the warning that the Regulars were coming out.
- 1847 - U.S. troops defeated almost 17,000 Mexican soldiers commanded by Santa Anna at Cerro Gordo. (Mexican-American War)
- 1906 - San Francisco, CA, was hit with an earthquake.
- 1938 - Superman made his debut when he appeared in the first issue of Action Comics. (Cover date June 1938)
- 1942 - James H. Doolittle and his squadron, from the USS Hornet, raided Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
- 1989 - Thousands of Chinese students demanding democracy tried to storm Communist Party headquarters in Beijing.
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