1798 – Dutch Rijksmuseum founded in the Hague (moved to Amsterdam 1808)
1911 – NY receives first Marconi wireless transmission from Italy
1944 – World War II: U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.
1952 – North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH
1970 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1972 – “Dear Oscar” closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 5 performances
1986 – Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP
1996 – “Sex and Longing” closes at Cort Theater NYC
1998 – Vincent van Gogh’s “Portrait of the Artist Without Beard” sells at auction for $71.5 million
1999 – In Istanbul, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ends a two-day summit by calling for a political settlement in Chechnya and adopting a Charter for European Security.