Bill Veeck 1914
- 1825 - The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes.
- 1861 - The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis as its president.
- 1870 - The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS).
- 1885 - The first Japanese arrived in Hawaii.
- 1895 - Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan.
- 1895 - The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3.
- 1943 - During World War II, the battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory over Japanese forces.
- 1950 - U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that the State Department was riddled with Communists. This was the beginning of "McCarthyism." His fears were confirmed.
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