Signing of the Treaty of Porcupine Creek (1821) – Creek Nation ceded land to the United States in Alabama and Georgia.
Martin Van Buren (1862) – The former 8th President of the United States passed away in Kinderhook, New York.
Equal Opportunity Act (1943) – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a law prohibiting discrimination in the defense industry.
Apollo 11 Mission (1969) – Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins returned to Earth after performing the first ever manned moon landing.
World Trade Center Bombing Convictions (1997) – Ramzi Yousef and two others were convicted for their roles in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Ohio Prison Riot (1999) – A prison riot erupting at the Mansfield Correctional Institution resulted in the injuries of several inmates and forced guards to regain control of the prison.