Henry Kissinger 1923 - Former U.S. Secretary of State
- 1647 - Alse Young (Achsah Young or Alice Young), a resident of Windsor, CT, was executed for being a "witch." It was the first recorded American execution of a "witch."
- 1901 - The Edison Storage Battery Company was organized.
- 1907 - The Bubonic Plague broke out in San Francisco.
- 1969 - Construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida.
- 1985 - In Beijing, representatives of Britain and China exchanged instruments of ratification on the pact returning Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997.
- 1995 - In Charlottesville, VA, Christopher Reeve was paralyzed after being thrown from his horse during a jumping event.
- 1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the sexual harassment suit filed by Paula Jones could continue while President Clinton was in office.
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