Tim Allen 1953 - Comedian, actor ("Home Improvement")
- 1825 - Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. Hunt then then sold the rights for $400.
- 1866 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves...
- 1920 - The U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post.
- 1979 - Sioux Indians were awarded $105 million in compensation for the U.S. seizure in 1877 of their Black Hills in South Dakota.
- 1992 - Future U.S. President Bill Clinton criticized rap singer Sister Souljah for making remarks "filled with hatred" towards whites.
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