H. Norman Schwarzkopf 1934 - United States General
- 1770 - Australia was claimed under the British crown when Captain James Cook landed there.
- 1775 - The American colonies were proclaimed to be in a state of open rebellion by England's King George III.
- 1865 - A patent for liquid soap was issued to William Sheppard.
- 1906 - The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200.
- 1910 - Japan formally annexed Korea.
- 1950 - Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted into a national competition.
- 1951 - 75,052 people watched the Harlem Globetrotters perform. It was the largest crowd to see a basketball game.
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