Jimmy Carter (U.S.) 1924
- 1908 - The Model T automobile was introduced by Henry Ford. The purchase price of the car was $850.
- 1940 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened as the first toll superhighway in the United States.
- 1962 - Johnny Carson began hosting the "Tonight" show on NBC-TV. He stayed with the show for 29 years. Jack Paar was the previous host.
- 1964 - The Free Speech Movement was started at the University of California at Berkeley.
- 1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, FL.
- 1984 - U.S. Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan announced that he was taking a leave of absence following his indictment on charges of larceny and fraud. He was later acquitted.
- 2001 - San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban Internet filters designed to keep pornography away from children at city libraries.
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