1717 – French founder of Detroit Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac is imprisoned in the Bastille for speaking “against the government of the state and the colonies ” (freed 1718)
1779 – John Adams is appointed to negotiate Revolutionary War peace terms with Great Britain
1916 – Emperor Lidj Jasu of Ethiopia flees a palace coup led by his aunt Zewditu
1953 – KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1970 – Ken Boswell sets second baseman record of 85 games without an error
1971 – USSR performs a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1990 – US performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
2025 – Suspicious drone activity is observed at Norway’s Ørland Main Air Station, the main base of Royal Norwegian Air Force