1580 – Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
1777 – British troops occupied Philadelphia.
1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first Secretary of State. John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
1905 – Albert Einstein publishes his first paper on the special theory of relativity.
1960 – In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
1969 – Abbey Road, the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released.
