Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care")
- 1885 - The magazine "Good Housekeeping" was first published.
- 1926 - U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to put down a revolt and to protect U.S. interests. They did not depart until 1933.
- 1927 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld 8-1 a Virginia law that allowed the forced sterilization of people to promote the "health of the patient and the welfare of society." (Buck v. Bell)
- 1933 - Hitler banned trade unions in Germany.
- 1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.
- 1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.
- 2018 - The Boys Scouts of America announced their flagship program would be renamed Scouts BSA. The program was known simply as the Boy Scouts for 108 years.
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