Matthew Henson 1866 - Explorer, along with Robert Peary and their Eskimo guide, were the first people to reach the North Pole
- 1844 - After the killing of Joseph Smith on June 27, Bringham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons.
- 1876 - Thomas Edison received a patent for the mimeograph. The mimeograph was a "method of preparing autographic stencils for printing."
- 1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.
- 1911 - The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives was established at 435. There was one member of Congress for every 211,877 residents.
- 1940 - The German Luftwaffe began a series of daylight air raids on Great Britain.
- 1974 - U.S. President Nixon announced that he would resign the following day.
- 1992 - The "Dream Team" clinched the gold medal at the Barcelona Summer Olympics. The U.S. basketball team beat Croatia 117-85.
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