Herbert Clark Hoover (U.S.) 1874
- 1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio.
- 1927 - Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated. The individual faces of the presidents were dedicated later.
- 1945 - The day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced they would surrender. The only condition was that the status of Emperor Hirohito would remain unchanged.
- 1948 - On ABC, "Candid Camera" made its TV debut. The original title was "Candid Microphone."
- 1954 - Construction began on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
- 1993 - A massive deficit-reduction bill was signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 1995 - Norma McCorvey, "Jane Roe" of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, announced that she had joined the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
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