Russell Baker 1925 - Newspaper columnist
- 1805 - A peace treaty between the U.S. and Tunis was signed on board the USS Constitution.
- 1900 - An international force, consisting of eight nations, lifted the siege of Peking. It was the end to the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreigners.
- 1935 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act created unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly.
- 1945 - It was announced by U.S. President Truman that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. The surrender ended World War II.
- 1992 - The U.S. announced that emergency airlifts of food to Somalia would begin. The action was being taken to stop mass deaths due to starvation.
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