Henry Wallace 1888
- 1765 - Nine American colonies sent a total of 28 delegates to New York City for the Stamp Act Congress. The delegates adopted the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances."
- 1913 - For the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park automobile factory was run on a continuously moving assembly line when the chassis was added to the process.
- 1956 - A U.S. House subcommittee began investigations of allegedly rigged TV quiz shows.
- 1985 - The United States announced that it would no longer automatically comply with World Court decisions.
- 1993 - U.S. President Clinton sent more troops, heavy armor, and naval firepower to Somalia.
- 2003 - In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in the recall election of Governor Gray Davis.
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