John Quincy Adams 1767 - Sixth President of the United States
- 1533 - Henry VIII, who divorced his wife and became head of the church of England, was excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Clement VII.
- 1786 - Morocco agreed to stop attacking American ships in the Mediterranean for a payment of $10,000.
- 1798 - The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by "An Act for Establishing a Marine Corps" passed by the U.S. Congress. The act also created the U.S. Marine Band. The Marines were first commissioned by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775.
- 1955 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was dedicated in Colorado at Lowry Air Base.
- 1985 - Dr. H. Harlan Stone announced that he had used zippers for stitches on 28 patients. The zippers were used when he thought he may have to re-operate.
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