1688 – William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to liberate England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
1800 – US President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1911 – The first dropping of a bomb from an airplane in combat, during the Italo-Turkish War.
1922 – The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates.
1939 – The first rabbit born after artificial insemination is exhibited to the world.
1941 – American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
1950 – Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.
1957 – The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
1961 – 50,000 women in 60 cities participate in the inaugural Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation.
1968 – The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
1982 – Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
2000 – Serbia joins the United Nations.
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