1783 – Annapolis, Maryland, becomes US capital (until June 1784)
1897 – Portable pencil sharpener patented by American inventor John Lee Love
1931 – Nationally Crisis Committee forms in The Hague
1954 – For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash
1963 – Following the protocol after Abraham Lincoln’s death, JFK’s body lies in repose in the East Room of the White House and viewed by officials and heads of state
1976 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980 – National Black Independent Party forms
2017 – Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to nine years in prison for rape in Italy