Margaret Sanger 1879
- 1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner," a poem originally known as "Defense of Fort McHenry," after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, MD, during the War of 1812. The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.
- 1847 - U.S. forces took control of Mexico City under the leadership of General Winfield Scott.
- 1899 - In New York City, Henry Bliss became the first automobile fatality.
- 1901 - U.S. President William McKinley died of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, at age 42, succeeded him.
- 1959 - Luna II, a Soviet space probe, became the first man-made object on the moon when it crashed on the surface.
- 1960 - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded. The core members were Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.
- 1972 - "The Waltons" premiered on CBS-TV.
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