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On this day for the United States
Events
1775 –
American Revolutionary War : The Invasion of Canada begins with the
Siege of Fort St. Jean .
1776 – The
Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
1778 – The
Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
1787 – The
United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
1849 – American abolitionist
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
1859 –
Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
1862 –
American Civil War : George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in the single-day
Battle of Antietam , the bloodiest day in American military history.
1862 – American Civil War: The
Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.
1900 –
Philippine–American War : Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at
Mabitac .
1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant
Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
1914 –
Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
1920 – The
National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
1928 – The
Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
1935 – The
Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
1961 – The world's first retractable roof stadium, the
Civic Arena , opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1961 –
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 crashes during takeoff from
O'Hare International Airport in
Chicago ,
Illinois , killing all 37 people on board.
1976 – The
Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA.
1978 – The
Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
1983 –
Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.
2001 – The
New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the
September 11 attacks , the longest closure since the
Great Depression .
2011 –
Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
2016 –
Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
Births
1739 –
John Rutledge , American judge and politician, 2nd
Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)
1773 –
Jonathan Alder , American captain and farmer (d. 1849)
1730 –
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben , Prussian-American general (d. 1794)
1825 –
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II , American jurist and politician, 16th
United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1893)
1859 –
Billy the Kid , American gunman (d. 1881)
1859 –
I. L. Patterson , American politician, 18th
Governor of Oregon (d. 1929)
1879 –
Rube Foster , American baseball player and manager (d. 1930)
1883 –
William Carlos Williams , American poet, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1963)
1884 –
Charles Griffes , American pianist and composer (d. 1920)
1897 –
Earl Webb , American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
1900 –
Hughie Critz , American baseball player (d. 1980)
1900 –
J. Willard Marriott , American businessman, founded the
Marriott Corporation (d. 1985)
1906 –
Edgar Wayburn , American physician and environmentalist (d. 2010)
1907 –
Warren E. Burger , American lawyer and judge, 15th
Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995)
1908 –
Rafael Israelyan , Armenian architect and educator, designed the
Sardarapat Memorial and
St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973)
1909 –
Elizabeth Enright , American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
1917 –
Ib Melchior , Danish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1923 –
Ralph Sharon , English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
1923 –
Hank Williams , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)
1925 –
Dorothy Loudon , American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1925 –
John List , American murderer (d. 2008)
1926 –
Bill Black , American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965)
1926 –
Curtis Harrington , American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1926 –
Hovie Lister , American minister and pianist (d. 2001)
1926 –
Jack McDuff , American singer and organist (d. 2001)
1927 –
George Blanda , American football player (d. 2010)
1928 –
Park Honan , American author and academic (d. 2014)
1929 –
Sil Austin , American saxophonist (d. 2001)
1930 –
David Huddleston , American actor (d. 2016)
1930 –
Edgar Mitchell , American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)
1930 –
Jim Rohn , American philosopher and author (d. 2009)
1930 –
Thomas P. Stafford , American general, pilot, and astronaut
1931 –
Anne Bancroft , American actress (d. 2005)
1932 –
Robert B. Parker , American author and academic (d. 2010)
1933 –
Bulldog Brower , American wrestler (d. 1997)
1933 –
Chuck Grassley , American lawyer and politician
1934 –
Maureen Connolly , American tennis player (d. 1969)
1935 –
Ken Kesey , American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)
1936 –
Gerald Guralnik , American physicist and academic (d. 2014)
1936 –
Michael Hennagin , American composer and educator (d. 1993)
1938 –
Paul Benedict , American actor (d. 2008)
1938 –
Perry Robinson , American clarinet player and composer (d. 2018)
1938 –
Bobby Wine , American baseball player and coach
1939 –
Carl Dennis , American poet and educator
1939 –
Shelby Flint , American singer-songwriter and voice actress
1939 –
David Souter , American lawyer and jurist
1941 –
Bob Matsui , American lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
1942 –
Robert Graysmith , American author and illustrator
1942 –
Lupe Ontiveros , American actress (d. 2012)
1944 –
Jean Taylor , American mathematician and academic
1945 –
Phil Jackson , American basketball player and coach
1947 –
Gail Carson Levine , American author
1947 –
Jeff MacNelly , American cartoonist (d. 2000)
1948 –
John Ritter , American actor and producer (d. 2003)
1950 –
Fee Waybill , American singer-songwriter and producer
1951 –
Cassandra Peterson , American actress, television host, and producer
1952 –
Harold Solomon , American tennis player and coach
1953 –
Rita Rudner , American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1954 –
Bill Irwin , American wrestler
1955 –
Scott Simpson , American golfer
1955 –
Mike Parson , American politician, 57th
Governor of Missouri
1956 –
Thad Bosley , American baseball player and coach
1957 –
Steve Bryles , American businessman and politician (d. 2012)
1960 –
John Franco , American baseball player
1960 –
Alan Krueger , American economist and academic (d. 2019)
1961 –
Jim Cornette , American wrestling manager and sportscaster* 1962 –
BeBe Winans , American singer-songwriter and producer
1963 –
Masahiro Chono , American-Japanese wrestler and manager
1963 –
James Urbaniak , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965 –
Kyle Chandler , American actor
1965 –
Guy Picciotto , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1965 –
Bryan Singer , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 –
Doug E. Fresh , American rapper and producer
1967 –
Michael Carbajal , American boxer
1968 –
Cheryl Strayed , American author
1969 –
Paul Varelans , American MMA fighter and wrestler
1971 –
Nate Berkus , American interior designer and television host
1977 –
Sam Esmail , American screenwriter
1979 –
Akin Ayodele , American football player
1979 –
Flo Rida , American rapper
1980 –
Dan Haren , American baseball player
1981 –
Casey Janssen , American baseball player
1989 –
Kate Deines , American soccer player
1995 –
Patrick Mahomes , American football player
1997 –
Auston Matthews , American ice hockey player
Deaths
1808 –
Benjamin Bourne , American judge and politician (b. 1755)
1858 –
Dred Scott , American slave (b. 1795)
1862 –
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch , American politician and
Confederate general (b. 1820)
1862 –
William E. Starke ,
Confederate general (b. 1814)
1868 –
Roman Nose , Native American warrior (b. circa 1823)
1899 –
Charles Alfred Pillsbury , American businessman, co-founded the
Pillsbury Company (b. 1842)
1907 –
Edmonia Lewis , American sculptor (b. 1844)
1908 –
Thomas Selfridge , American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)*
1925 –
Carl Eytel , German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
1948 –
Ruth Benedict , American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
1951 –
Jimmy Yancey , American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
1953 –
David Munson , American runner (b. 1884)
1972 –
Akim Tamiroff , American actor (b. 1899)*
1973 –
Hugo Winterhalter , American bandleader and composer (b. 1909)*
1975 –
Nicola Moscona , Greek-American singer-songwriter (b. 1907)
1984 –
Richard Basehart , American actor and director (b. 1914)
1992 –
Roger Wagner , American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
1993 –
Willie Mosconi , American
pool player and actor (b. 1913)
1993 –
Christian Nyby , American director and producer (b. 1913)
1994 –
John Delafose , American accordion player (b. 1939)
1994 –
Vitas Gerulaitis , American tennis player and coach (b. 1954)
1996 –
Spiro Agnew , American soldier and politician, 39th
Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)
1997 –
Red Skelton , American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
1998 –
Ted Binion , American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)
2005 –
Alfred Reed , American composer and educator (b. 1921)
2009 –
Dick Durock , American stuntman and actor (b. 1937)
2012 –
Russell E. Train , American soldier and civil servant (b. 1920)
2013 –
Larry Lake , American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943)
2013 –
Marvin Rainwater , American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
2014 –
George Hamilton IV , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
2015 –
Milo Hamilton , American sportscaster (b. 1927)
2017 –
Bobby Heenan , American professional wrestling manager (b. 1944)
2019 –
Cokie Roberts , American journalist and bestselling author (b. 1943)
2020 –
Robert W. Gore , American engineer and businessman, co-inventor of
Gore-Tex (b. 1937)
Holidays and observances