H.L. Mencken 1880
- 1609 - English explorer Henry Hudson sailed down what is now known as the Hudson River.
- 1873 - The first practical typewriter was sold to customers.
- 1938 - In a speech, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.
- 1953 - Nikita Krushchev was elected as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971.
- 1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957.
- 1974 - Violence occurred on the opening day of classes in Boston, MA, due opposition to court-ordered school "busing."
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