William M. (Marcy) "Boss" Tweed 1823 - Political boss, known for his Tweed "Ring" that stole millions of dollars from New York City
- 1860 - The first Pony Express riders left St. Joseph, MO and Sacramento, CA. The trip across country took about 10 days. The Pony Express only lasted about a year and a half.
- 1882 - The American outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back and killed by Robert Ford for a $5,000 reward. There was later controversy over whether it was actually Jesse James that had been killed.
- 1910 - Alaska's Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain in North America was climbed.
- 1948 - U.S. President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan to revive war-torn Europe. It was $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
- 1953 - "TV Guide" was published for the first time.
- 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "mountaintop" speech just 24 hours before he was assassinated.
- 1986 - The U.S. national debt hit $2 trillion.
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