- 2004 – In Iraq, a soldier who was shot dead on patrol in Baghdad became the 1,000th U.S. military fatality since the invasion began on March 19, 2003. [Guardian]
- 1999 – The school board in Orange, California, voted 7-0 to reject an application from students at El Modena High School to form a gay/straight alliance. [365Gay]
- 1993 – The Long Island Rail Road Massacre: Colin Ferguson opened fire on a crowded commuter train, killing six people and injuring 19. [Wiki]
- 1982 – In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr. becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the US. [Wiki]
- 1973 – The Nixon White House could not explain why there was an 18-minute gap in a tape recording from a device in the Oval Office. Chief of Staff Alexander Haig says one theory is that “some sinister force” erased the segment. [Washington Post]
- 1941 – World War II: Attack On Pearl Harbor – The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the US Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. [Wiki]
- 1836 – Martin Van Buren, a New York City lawyer is elected President of the United States. [VS]
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