1803 – 1st US public library opens in Connecticut
1903 – Launch of the White Star Liner SS Ionic.
1915 – Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, only mountain other than Mount St. Helens, to erupt in the continental US during the 20th century
1915 – Local train collides with troop train killing 226 in Gretna, Scotland
1950 – Celal Bayar elected President of Turkey
1956 – “Bob Hope Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1967 – Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel
1970 – Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus
1996 – Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 16th time
2022 – Report released on sexual abuse in US Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, details 20 years of suppressing many allegations