Theodore Roosevelt (U.S.) 1858
- 1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers were published in the New York Independent. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name "Publius."
- 1925 - Fred Waller received a patent for water skis.
- 1938 - Du Pont announced "nylon" as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.
- 1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
- 1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 554.26 points. The stock market was shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on U.S. President Reagan.
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