Claire Booth Luce 1903
- 1804 - The formal ceremonies transferring the Louisiana Purchase from France to the U.S. took place in St. Louis.
- 1848 - The U.S. Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the war with Mexico.
- 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful call with the telephone. He spoke the words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
- 1949 - Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally," was convicted in Washington, DC. Gillars was convicted of treason and served 12 years in prison.
- 1966 - France withdrew from NATO's military command to protest U.S. dominance of the alliance and asked NATO to move its headquarters from Paris.
- 1971 - The U.S. Senate approved an amendment to lower the voting age to 18.
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