William Dean Howells 1837 - Author
- 1692 - In Salem Village, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Salem witch trials began. Four women were the first to be charged.
- 1781 - In America, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation.
- 1872 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of Yellowstone National Park. It was the world's first national park.
- 1907 - In New York, the Salvation Army opened an anti-suicide bureau.
- 1932 - The 22-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped. The child was found dead in May.
- 1954 - Five U.S. congressmen were wounded when four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 1989 - In Washington, DC, Mayor Barry and the City council imposed a curfew on minors.
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