1607 | John Smith’s expedition landed at Jamestown, Virginia.
1846 | Congress: War was declared against Mexico.
1861 | Civil War: Britain announced it would remain neutral during the American Civil War (but supported the Confederacy).
1869 | Outlaw Bob Dalton was born.
1884 | Entrepreneur Cyrus McCormick died.
1884 | The American Institute for Electrical Engineers (AIEE) was formed in New York.
1912 | The Seventeenth Amendment was sent to the states for ratification.
1914 | Boxer Joe Louis was born.
1922 | Actress Bea Arthur was born.
1931 | Cleric and cult leader Jim Jones was born.
1939 | Actor Harvey Keitel was born.
1941 | Musician Ritchie Valens was born.
1947 | Congress: Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act, limiting the power of unions.
1950 | Musician Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan.
1958 | VPOTUS: Republican Vice President Nixon’s motorcade came under attack by pro-Communist mobs in Venezuela.
1960 | House Un-American Activities Committee riot in San Francisco, California.
1961 | Actor Gary Cooper died.
1964 | Entertainer Stephen Colbert was born.
1966 | POTUS: Democrat President Johnson denies federal education funding to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
1966 | Musician Darius Rucker was born.
1985 | The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Police Department dropped the “MOVE” bomb on a residence.
1988 | Musician Chet Baker died.
1993 | Musician Morgan Wallen was born.
1999 | Journalist Meg Greenfield died.
2019 | Entertainer Doris Day died.