Democrat governor-George C. Wallace 1919
- 1718 - Hundreds of colonists from France arrived in Louisiana. Some settled in present-day New Orleans.
- 1875 - Captain Matthew Webb swam from Dover, England, to Calais, France making him the first person to swim the English Channel. The feat took about 22 hours.
- 1941 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the bill appropriating funds for construction of the Pentagon.
- 1944 - Paris, France, was liberated by Allied forces ending four years of German occupation.
- 1949 - NBC Radio debuted "Father Knows Best." The show went to TV in 1954.
- 1950 - U.S. President Truman ordered the seizure of U.S. railroads to avert a strike.
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