Andrei Sakharov 1921 - Soviet physicist, he came to be regarded as the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, Soviet antiwar activist
- 1819 - Bicycles were first seen in the U.S. in New York City. They were originally known as "swift walkers."
- 1832 - In the U.S., the Democratic Party held its first national convention.
- 1856 - Lawrence, Kansas was captured by pro-slavery (democrat party) forces.
- 1881 - The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton.
- 1924 - Fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a "thrill killing" committed by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb. The killers were students at the University of Chicago.
- 1929 - William Henry Storey registered the trademark for the board game Sorry! in the U.K. (U.K. number 502898)
- 1968 - The nuclear-powered U.S. submarine Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, was last heard from. The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
- 1982 - The British landed in the Falkland Islands and fighting began.
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