Queen Victoria (Britain) 1819
- 1764 - Bostonian lawyer James Otis denounced "taxation without representation" and called for the colonies to unite in demonstrating their opposition to Britain’s new tax measures.
- 1830 - The first passenger railroad service in the U.S. began service.
- 1844 - Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line. The first message was sent from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD. The message was "What hath God wrought?"
- 1962 - The officials of the National Football League ruled that halftime of regular season games would be cut to 15 minutes.
- 1980 - The (worthless) International Court of Justice issued a final decision calling for the release of the hostages taken at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979.
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