Ulysses S. Grant 1822 - 18th U.S. President, Lt. General in command of all Union armies during the U.S. Civil War, nickname: Hero of Appomattox
- 1861 - West Virginia seceded from Virginia after Virginia seceded from the Union during the American Civil War.
- 1938 - A colored baseball was used for the first time in any baseball game. The ball was yellow and was used between Columbia and Fordham Universities in New York City.
- 1965 - "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan.
- 1982 - The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr. began in Washington. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity for the shooting of U.S. President Reagan and three others.
- 1989 - Student protestors took over Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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