National Columnists’ Day
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700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn in which Robert the Bruce led the Scots to victory over the English under King Edward II in 1314.
175th birth anniversary of American industrialist Gustavus Swift (1839-1903).
Birth anniversary of Jack Dempsey, the “Manassa Mauler” (1895-1983).
Happy Birthday! Mick Fleetwood, Phyllis George, Peter Weller
1509 - Henry VIII was crowned King of England. 
1675 - King Philip's War began when Indians massacre colonists at Swansee, Plymouth colony.
1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber.
1910 - The Japanese army invaded Korea.
1948 - The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade.
1953 - John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier announced their engagement.
1964 - The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking.
1982 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that no president could be sued for damages connected with actions taken while serving as President of the United States.
2002 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, must make the decision to give a convicted killer the death penalty.
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