1605 - The "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed...
1872 - In the U.S., Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine.
1895 - George B. Selden received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later.
1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.
1959 - The American Football League was formed.
1994 - Former U.S. President Reagan announced that he had Alzheimer's disease.
2009 - At Fort Hood, near Kileen, TX, Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 30 others.
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