- 1686 - The first volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathamatic" was published.
- 1789 - A mutiny on the British ship Bounty took place when a rebel crew took the ship and set sail to Pitcairn Island. The mutineers left Captain W. Bligh and 18 sailors adrift.
- 1896 - The Addressograph was patented by J.S. Duncan.
- 1914 - W.H. Carrier patented the design of his air conditioner.
- 1932 - The yellow fever vaccine for humans was announced.
- 1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
- 1962 - In the Sahara Desert of Algeria, a team led by Red Adair used explosives to put out the well fire known as the Devil's Cigarette Lighter. The fire was caused by a pipe rupture on November 6, 1961.
- 1988 - In Maui, HI, one flight attendant was killed when the fuselage of a Boeing 737 ripped open in mid-flight.
- 1992 - The U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart.
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