Bertolt Brecht 1898 - Dramatist, poet
- 1763 - The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England.
- 1863 - In New York City, two of the world's most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married.
- 1870 - The YWCA was founded in New York City.
- 1897 - "The New York Times" began printing "All the news that's fit to print" on their front page.
- 1967 - The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment required the appointment of a vice-president when that office became vacant and instituted new measures in the event of presidential disability.
- 2005 - North Korea publicly announced for the first time that it had nuclear arms. The country also rejected attempts to restart disarmament talks in the near future saying that it needed the weapons as protection against an increasingly hostile United States.
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