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Lead Story
- 1908 Theodore Roosevelt makes Grand Canyon a national monument
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American Revolution
- 1775 Jewish Patriot joins Provincial Congress of South Carolina
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Automotive
- 1937 Violence erupts at GM plant strike
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Civil War
- 1863 Battle of Arkansas Post
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Cold War
- 1989 Reagan gives his farewell address
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Crime
- 2012 Van der Sloot admits to Peru murder
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Disaster
- 1966 Flash flood in Rio
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General Interest
- 1928 Stalin banishes Trotsky
- 1935 Amelia Earhart flies from Hawaii to California
- 1949 Cornerstone laid at Washington’s Islamic Center
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Hollywood
- 1927 Charlie Chaplin’s assets frozen
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Literary
- 1978 Song of Solomon wins National Book Critics Circle Award
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Music
- 1992 Paul Simon returns to Johannesburg, South Africa, with the blessing of the U.N.
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Old West
- 1908 Grand Canyon National Monument is created
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Presidential
- 1908 Roosevelt dedicates the Grand Canyon as a national monument
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Sports
- 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule
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Vietnam War
- 1956 Diem issues Ordinance No. 6
- 1965 Demonstrations erupt in Saigon and Hue
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World War I
- 1916 French forces occupy Corfu
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World War II
- 1945 Truce signed in Greek Civil War
- 2010 Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank, dies at 100
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