1772 – 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, Rhode Island
1803 – British explorer Matthew Flinders arrives in Sydney becoming the first person to circumnavigate Australia, proving it is one continent
1902 – 1st Automat restaurant opens at 818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
1931 – First rocket-powered aircraft design patented by Robert Goddard
1942 – Adipatie Ario Soejono becomes minister in Gerbrandy government
1988 – “Bloodsport (1987)” premieres in Germany
2010 – 9th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Keith Urban win
2016 – Elizabeth Warren formally endorses Hillary Clinton for president
2019 – 95 people killed in attack on Dogon village Sobame Da in central Mali by suspected Fulani group
2021 – US President Joe Biden begins his first foreign trip, arriving in the UK to attend a G7 summit