Edward R. Murrow 1908 - American broadcast journalist
- 1792 - The guillotine was first used to execute highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier.
- 1846 - The Mexican-American War ignited as a result of disputes over claims to Texas boundaries. The outcome of the war fixed Texas' southern boundary at the Rio Grande River.
- 1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates for cars. The fee was $1.
- 1953 - Dr. James D. Watson and Dr. Francis H.C. Crick suggested the double helix structure of DNA.
- 1959 - St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping. The water way connects the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1961 - Robert Noyce was granted a patent for the integrated circuit.
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