Adam Smith 1723 - Author
- 1752 - Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.
- 1851 - Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in "The National Era."
- 1884 - U.S. Civil War General William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
- 1940 - During World War II, the Battle of France began when Germany began an offensive in Southern France.
- 1947 - U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall gave a speech at Harvard University in which he outlined the Marshall Plan.
- 1967 - The Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began.
- 2018 - The Miss America pageant announced that it was eliminating the swimsuit competition from the event.
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