Otto Von Bismarck 1815 - First chancellor of united Germany
- 1778 - Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, created the "$" symbol.
- 1826 - Samuel Mory patented the internal combustion engine.
- 1924 - Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for high treason in relation to the "Beer Hall Putsch."
- 1945 - U.S. forces invaded Okinawa during World War II. It was the last campaign of World War II.
- 1946 - Weight Watchers was formed.
- 1948 - The Berlin Airlift began.
- 1954 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was formed in Colorado.
- 1979 - Iran was proclaimed to be an Islamic Republic by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the fall of the Shah.
- 1987 - U.S. President Reagan told doctors in Philadelphia, "We've declared AIDS public health enemy No. 1."
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