1787 – Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation
1919 – Monarchist riot in Portugal
1920 – France occupies (German) Memel territory
1923 – US signs friendship treaty with Central American countries
1931 – 1st siyyum of Talmud celebrated by Daf Yomi students
1975 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr
1976 – “Rich Little Show” debuts on NBC-TV
1980 – FBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31 elected and public officials for bribes for political favors
2003 – Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘All I Have’
2016 – First case of Zika contracted on US mainland (Texas) and second known sexually transmitted case confirmed in Texas