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| 1805 - Lewis and Clark Expedition mark their explorations from the Missouri River overland to the Columbia River on a pine tree. |
| 1828 - In the U.S. Presidential election of 1828, challenger Andrew Jackson beats incumbent John Quincy Adams and is elected President of the United States. |
| 1901 - US President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits". |
| 1904 - The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory. |
| 1912 - Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the two-month long First Balkan War. |
| 1917 - After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic. |
| 1925 - George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F is premiered at Carnegie Hall. |
| 1936 - New York City radio station WQXR is officially founded. |
| 1937 - The Dandy, the world's longest-running comic, is first published. |
| 1944 - The Greek Civil War breaks out in a newly-liberated Greece, between communists and royalists. |
| 1947 - Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway. |
| 1953 - The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and the Republic of China, is signed in Washington, DC. |
| 1967 - The luxury train 20th Century Limited completes its last run from New York City to Chicago (the train was inaugurated on June 15, 1902). |
| 1971 - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: After Pakistan launches airstrikes on Indian airfields, India retaliates by invading East Pakistan. |
| 1973 - Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter. |
| 1976 - The Sex Pistols begin their controversial UK tour, where they are banned from performing at many venues. |
| 1979 - In Cincinnati, Ohio, eleven fans are killed during a stampede for seats before a Who concert at Riverfront Coliseum. |
| 1982 - A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin. |
| 1990 - At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing 8 passengers and 4 crew members aboard flight 1482. |
| 1990 - Government of Pakistan formed National Highway Authority. |
| 1999 - NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. |
| 2005 - International Day of Action On Climate Change, to mark the first meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. Includes images of demonstrations around the world. |
| 2005 - XCOR Aerospace makes first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California. |
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