- 1890 – Yosemite National Park is established by Congress.
- 1891 – Stanford University opens its doors.
- 1903 – The first World Series opened in Boston. It was a best-of-nine competition, won by the Boston Pilgrims of the American League over the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League.
- 1908 – Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of $825.
- 1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New York and New Jersey opens.
- 1938 – Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
- 1939 – German troops occupy Warsaw.
- 1957 – First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
- 1962 – James Meredith became the first black man to enroll at the University of Mississippi following a major riot on campus that killed two people and injured 75 others.
- 1971 – Walt Disney World opens.
- 1975 – Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
- 1992 – Billionaire Ross Perot announced his candidacy for the presidency.
- 2017 – Fifty-eight people are killed and 851 others are injured in a mass shooting on a music festival in Las Vegas. The gunman commits suicide when police locate him.
