Hedda Hopper (Elda Furry) 1890 - Actress and gossip columnist
- 1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later.
- 1885 - The Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
- 1885 - The magazine "Good Housekeeping" was first published.
- 1933 - Hitler banned trade unions in Germany.
- 1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.
- 1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.
- 1982 - The British submarine HMS Conqueror sank Argentina's only cruiser, the General Belgrano during the Falkland Islands War. More than 350 people died.
- 1994 - Nelson Mandela claimed victory after South Africa's first democratic elections.
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