1651 – King Louis XIV of France (13) declared of full age
1934 – Arthur L. Mitchell, becomes first African American Democratic US congressman (Illinois)
1953 – WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1978 – Marion Barry Jr. elected as Washington, D.C.’s first African American mayor
1983 – Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd NY Giant record 56 yard field goal
1989 – Balt’s Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year
2000 – “TP-2.com” 4th studio album by R. Kelly is released (American Music Awards Favorite Male Soul/RandB Artist 2001, Billboard Album of the Year 2001)
2000 – Hillary Clinton is elected to the US Senate, becoming first US First Lady to win public office and while still the First Lady
2018 – US President Donald Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appoints Matthew Whitaker in his place as acting Attorney General