- 1890 – Wyoming became 44th state of the United States of America
- 1933 – 1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, New York.
- 1962 – Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, was launched into orbit
- 1962 – Martin Luther King Jr arrested during demonstration in Georgia
- 1973 – Bahamas gained independence after 300 yrs of British rule
- 1976 – Ludovic Giuly, French footballer was born
- 1985 – The Coca-Cola Company announced it will resume selling old formula Coke
- 1989 – Mel Blanc voice of cartoon characters (Bugs Bunny), died at 81
- 1991 – Boris Yeltsin began his 5-year term as the first elected President of Russia
- 2000 – A leaking southern Nigerian petroleum pipeline exploded, killing about 250 villagers scavenging gasoline
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