Alexander Graham Bell 1847
- 1849 - The Gold Coinage Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. It allowed the minting of gold coins.
- 1857 - Britain and France declared war on China.
- 1931 - The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."
- 1945 - Superman encountered Batman and Robin for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
- 1952 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld New York's Feinberg Law that banned Communist teachers in the U.S.
- 1969 - Sirhan Sirhan testified in a Los Angeles court that he killed Robert Kennedy.
- 1991 - Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video. (California)
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