Theodore Roosevelt (U.S.) 1858
- 1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers were published in the New York Independent. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name "Publius."
- 1858 - Roland Macy opened Macy's Department Store in New York City. It was Macy's eighth business adventure, the other seven failed.
- 1904 - The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America.
- 1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
- 1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 554.26 points. The stock market was shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on U.S. President Reagan.
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