Horace Mann 1796 - Educator, father of public education in the U.S., author
- 1471 - In England, the Yorkists defeated the Landcastrians at the battle of Tewkesbury in the War of the Roses.
- 1626 - Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on Manhattan Island. Native Americans later sold the island (20,000 acres) for $24 in cloth and buttons.
- 1715 - A French manufacturer debuted the first folding umbrella.
- 1886 - Chichester Bell and Charles S. Tainter patented the gramophone. It was the first practical phonograph.
- 1942 - The Battle of the Coral Sea commenced as American and Japanese carriers launched their attacks at each other.
- 1970 - The Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students during an anti-Vietnam war protest at Kent State University. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded.
- 1979 - Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman prime minister.
- 1981 - The Federal Reserve Board raised its discount rate to 14%.
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