Stephen Crane 1871
- 1870 - The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations using 24 locations that provided reports via telegraph.
- 1936 - Benito Mussolini made a speech in Milan, Italy, in which he described the alliance between Italy and Nazi Germany as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.
- 1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate U.S. President Harry Truman. One of the men was killed when they tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, DC.
- 1959 - Jacques Plante, of the Montreal Canadiens, became the first goalie in the NHL to wear a mask.
- 1989 - Tens of thousands of refugees to fled to the West when East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia.
- 1994 - The Amazon.com domain name was registered.
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