Marshall McLuhan 1911 - Educator, philosopher, scholar
- 1861 - The first major battle of the U.S. Civil War began. It was the Battle of Bull Run at Manassas Junction, VA. The Confederates won the battle.
- 1940 - Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia were annexed by the Soviet Union.
- 1954 - The Geneva Conference partitioned Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
- 1958 - The last of "Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts" programs aired on CBS-TV.
- 2004 - White House officials were briefed on the September 11 commission's final report. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited "deep institutional failings within our government."
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