Irving Kaufman 1910 - U.S. Supreme Court judge
- 1497 - Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland.
- 1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted U.S. patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber.
- 1910 - The Japanese army invaded Korea.
- 1922 - The American Professional Football Association took the name of The National Football League.
- 1941 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pledged all possible support to the Soviet Union.
- 1964 - The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking.
- 1982 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that no president could be sued for damages connected with actions taken while serving as President of the United States.
- 2002 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, must make the decision to give a convicted killer the death penalty.
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