Margaret Thatcher 1925 - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1775 - The U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.
- 1854 - The state of Texas ratified a state constitution.
- 1951 - In Atlanta, GA, a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7.
- 1957 - Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special.
- 1989 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush called for an overthrow of the Panamanian ruler Manuel Antonio Noriega.
- 1998 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) canceled regular season games, due to work stoppage, for first time in its 51-year history.
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