Aldous Huxley 1894
- 1907 - The Chester was launched. It was the first turbine-propelled ship.
- 1947 - U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- 1953 - Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later.
- 1998 - AT&T and British Telecommunications PLC announced they were forming a joint venture to combine international operations and develop a new Internet system.
- 2016 - Hillary Clinton became the first woman to top a majority party ticket for President of the United States.
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