Events
- 1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was murdered at the Carthage, Illinois jail, along with his brother, Hyrum Smith, by a mob.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
- 1867 – The Bank of California is created.
- 1893 – Crash of the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1923 – Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH–4B biplane.
- 1950 – The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
- 1957 – Hurricane Audrey kills 500 people in Louisiana and Texas.
- 1966 – The first broadcast of Dark Shadows is aired on ABC–TV.
- 1974 – U.S president Richard Nixon visits the U.S.S.R..
- 1985 – U.S. Route 66 ceases to be an official U.S. highway.
- 1986 – The International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in Nicaragua v. United States.
- 2001 – International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the LaGrand Case.
- 2003 – The United States National Do Not Call Registry, formed to combat unwanted telemarketing calls and administered by the Federal Trade Commission, enrolled almost three–quarters of a million phone numbers on its first day.
- 2005 – AMD files broad antitrust complaint against Intel Corporation in U.S. Federal District Court, alleging abuse of monopoly powers and antitrust violations.