Nat Hentoff 1925 - Columnist
- 1776 - The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.
- 1801 - The North African State of Tripoli declared war on the U.S. The dispute was over merchant vessels being able to travel safely through the Mediterranean.
- 1920 - The Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage
- 1935 - Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.
- 1943 - Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian journalist.
- 1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1.
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