1821 – The Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire is officially declared, after hostilities begin two months earlier
1951 – 5th Tony Awards: “Guys and Dolls” (musical) and “The Rose Tattoo” (play) win
1967 – USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
1974 – 9th Academy of Country Music Awards: Charlie Rich and Loretta Lynn win
1995 – Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years
1996 – US issues a redesigned $100 bill
1999 – 13th Soul Train Music Awards: Luther Vandross, R. Kelly and Lauryn Hill win
2006 – Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood