1789 – US House of Representatives 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker
1837 – Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American
1861 – US President Abraham Lincoln opens Government Printing Office
1899 – Cyclone Mahina sweeps in north of Cooktown, Queensland, with a 12 m wave that reaches up to 5 km inland – over 300 dead.
1903 – Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 4-1 for a 2-1 challenge series victory
1929 – Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes 1st native American VP
1964 – Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering
1973 – 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
1982 – NASA launches Intelsat V satellite, no. 504
2013 – 40 Syrian soldiers are killed in an ambush in Western Iraq