Honore de Balzac 1799 - Novelist
- 1506 - In Spain, Christopher Columbus died in poverty.
- 1899 - Jacob German of New York City became the first driver to be arrested for speeding. The posted speed limit was 12 miles per hour.
- 1927 - Charles Lindbergh took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris aboard his airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis." The trip took 33 1/2 hours.
- 1932 - Amelia Earhart took off to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She became the first woman to achieve the feat.
- 1970 - 100,000 people marched in New York supporting U.S. policies in Vietnam.
- 1993 - The final episode of "Cheers" was aired on NBC-TV.
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