William Gladstone 1809
- 1813 - The British burned Buffalo, NY, during the War of 1812.
- 1845 - U.S. President James Polk and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States.
- 1911 - Sun Yat-sen became the first president of a republican China.
- 1940 - During World War II, Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London.
- 1952 - The first transistorized hearing aid was offered for sale by Sonotone Corporation.
- 1985 - Phil Donahue and a Soviet radio commentator hosted the "Citizens’ Summit" via satellite TV.
- 1998 - Khmer Rouge leaders apologized for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed 1 million lives.
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