James Monroe 1758 - 5th U.S. President, nickname: The Last Cocked Hat
- 1686 - The first volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathamatic" was published.
- 1789 - A mutiny on the British ship Bounty took place when a rebel crew took the ship and set sail to Pitcairn Island. The mutineers left Captain W. Bligh and 18 sailors adrift.
- 1818 - U.S. President James Monroe proclaimed naval disarmament on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
- 1914 - W.H. Carrier patented the design of his air conditioner.
- 1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
- 1992 - The U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart.
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