Will Rogers, Jr. 1912 - Actor ("The Story of Will Rogers")
- 1774 - The new Continental Congress, the governing body of America’s colonies, passed an order proclaiming that all citizens of the colonies "discountenance and discourage all horse racing and all kinds of gaming, cock fighting, exhibitions of shows, plays and other expensive diversions and entertainment."
- 1803 - The U.S. Senate approved the Louisiana Purchase.
- 1818 - The U.S. and Great Britain established the boundary between the U.S. and Canada to be the 49th parallel.
- 1935 - Mao Zedong arrived in Hanoi after his Long March that took just over a year. He then set up the Chinese Communist Headquarters.
- 1947 - Hollywood came under scrutiny as the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence within the motion picture industry.
- 1993 - Attorney General Janet Reno warned the TV industry to limit the violence in their programs.
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