L. Ron Hubbard 1911
- 1519 - Cortez landed in Mexico.
- 1660 - A statute was passed limiting the sale of slaves in the colony of Virginia.
- 1781 - Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
- 1852 - The New York "Lantern" newspaper published the first "Uncle Sam cartoon". It was drawn by Frank Henry Bellew.
- 1877 - Chester Greenwood patented the earmuff.
- 1884 - Standard time was adopted throughout the U.S.
- 1957 - Jimmy Hoffa was arrested by the FBI on bribery charges.
- 1991 - Exxon paid $1 billion in fines and for the clean-up of the Alaskan oil spill.
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