William Seward Burroughs 1857
- 1547 - England's King Henry VIII died. He was succeeded by his 9 year-old son, Edward VI.
- 1871 - France surrendered in the Franco-Prussian War.
- 1878 - The first telephone switchboard was installed in New Haven, CT.
- 1915 - The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.
- 1965 - General Motors reported the biggest profit of any U.S. company in history.
- 1986 - The U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded just after takeoff. All seven of its crewmembers were killed.
- 1999 - Ford Motor Company announced the purchase of Sweden's Volvo AB for $6.45 billion.
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