Helen Keller 1880
- 1693 - "The Ladies' Mercury" was published by John Dunton in London. It was the first women's magazine and contained a "question and answer" column that became known as a "problem page."
- 1787 - Edward Gibbon completed "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It was published the following May.
- 1801 - British forces defeated the French and took control of Cairo, Egypt.
- 1893 - The New York stock market crashed. By the end of the year 600 banks and 74 railroads had gone out of business.
- 1954 - The world's first atomic power station opened at Obninsk, near Moscow.
- 1955 - The state of Illinois enacted the first automobile seat belt legislation.
- 1980 - U.S. President Carter signed legislation reviving draft registration.
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