1415 - Henry the Navigator, the prince of Portugal, embarked on an expedition to Africa.
1777 - The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American colonies to help with their rebellion against the British.
1789 - Ice cream was served to General George Washington by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton.
1866 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868.
1923 - The French set a trade barrier between the occupied Ruhr and the rest of Germany.
1927 - For the first time, an American Flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty.
1940 - Paris was evacuated before the German advance on the city.
1943 - German spies landed on Long Island, New York. They were soon captured.
1949 - Bao Dai entered Saigon to rule Vietnam. He had been installed by the French.
1951 - U.N. troops seized Pyongyang, North Korea.
1978 - Israelis withdrew the last of their invading forces from Lebanon.
1981 - At a parade in London a teenager fired six-blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
Famous Birthdays:
40 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman General
1786 - Winfield Scott, United States Army General
1865 - William Butler Yeats, Poet
1926 - Paul Lynde, Comedian
1953 - Tim Allen, Comedian
1974 - Steve Gover (Steve-O)
1986 - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Actresses
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