- 1766 – After four months of widespread protest in America, the British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
- 1837 – Grover Cleveland is born. During his tenure as US President, he used his veto power 584 times.
- 1845 – Johnny Appleseed dies at age 70.
- 1850 – Henry Wells and William Fargo start their shipping and banking company.
- 1881 – Barnum & Bailey Circus, travelling as “The Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts at (Madison Square Garden, New York City, would last 146 years before closing in 2017.
- 1933 – Unita Blackwell is born in Lula, Mississippi. She was an American civil rights activist and the first black woman mayor elected in Mississippi.
- 1942 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9102, creating the War Relocation Authority, which was charged with overseeing the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
- 1964 – Bonnie Blair is born. A speed skater, she was one of the most successful Winter Olympians in U.S. history and a 5 time gold medalist.
- 1970 – Over 100 women stage a sit-in at Ladies Home Journal to protest the way the magazine depicted female interests and perspectives.
- 1988 – Stephen Curry is born.
