Wolfman Jack 1939
- 1793 - During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine. He had been condemned for treason.
- 1915 - The first Kiwanis club was formed in Detroit, MI.
- 1924 - Soviet leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died. Joseph Stalin began a purge of his rivals for the leadership of the Soviet Union.
- 1954 - The Nautilus was launched in Groton, CT. It was the first atomic-powered submarine. U.S. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower broke the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow.
- 1954 - The gas turbine automobile was introduced in New York City.
- 1970 - The Boeing 747 made its first commercial flight from New York to London for Pan American.
- 1980 - Gold was valued at $850 an ounce. ($2042 today. One of the worst investments ever!)
- 1998 - A former White House intern said on tape that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton.
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