Louis Farrakhan (Louis Eugene Walcott) 1933 - National Representative of the Nation of Islam
- 1910 - Glacier National Park in Montana was established.
- 1935 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that created the Rural Electrification Administration to provide emergency loans.
- 1934 - A severe two-day dust storm stripped the topsoil from the great plains of the U.S. and created a "Dust Bowl." The storm was one of many.
- 1949 - Siam changed its name to Thailand.
- 1973 - The espionage trial, the "Pentagon Papers" case, of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo ended. Judge William M. Byrne dismissed all charges due to government misconduct.
- 1998 - A French mint produced the first coins of Europe's single currency. The coin is known as the euro.
- 2020 - Twitter announced that it would add a warning label to any tweet they decided contained disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus.
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