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Captain Ferdinand Magellan returns from spain with his 5 ships almost 3 years after they had left.
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The first President of the United States, George Washington, laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building.
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During the War of 1812, Captain Oliver Peryy defeated the Brithish Navy at the Battle of Lake Erie.
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Tecumseh , a great leader of the Shawnee Indians, who tried to unite all Indian tirbes into one to defeat the British, died. With him, died the hope of become one group.
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The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, was written by Francis Scott Key.
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Walter Reed, who proved that mosquitoes transmited a disease known as the yellow fever, was born.
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Jane Adams, a woman who devoted her life to hepling the poor, was born.
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John Pershing, the General of the Armies of the United States, is born.
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William Sydney, a famous short-story writer, was born.
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James Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, died after being shot 80 days earilier.
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While adjusting a picture on the wall at his home, Jesse James was shot dead by Bob Ford.
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George Eastman recieved a patent for the first roll film camera, which he named ''Kodak''
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In New Orleans, Louisiana, the first heavyweight title fight under the Queensberry rules was fought.
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The first American-made, gasoline powered automobile was taken on a test drive.
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The Wright Bothers' first flight at Kitty Halk, North Carolina.
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Jesse Owens, who became known as the fastest man in the world at the 1936 Olympics, was born.
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Alvin York, an American soldier single-handledly captured an entire battalion of German soldiers, and then became famous as Segeant York.
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8 players of the Chicago White Sox were sued for conspiracy for formng the Chicago Black Sox, but were not found guilty.
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James Carter, the 39th president, was born.
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Jim Henson, the creator of The Muppets, is born.
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Charlie Brown, the famous character friom the comic strip 'Peanuts', was created by Charles Schulz.
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The Russians sent a man-made satellite named Sputnik l, into spacemarking the beggining of the space age.
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The first presidential election debate was on all major television networks.
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Woody Guthrie, a well known American song writer, died.
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The Warren Commission report to look into the assassination of President John F. Kenned, was released to the people.
