1819 ― Manchester Massacre; English police charge at unemployed demonstrators
1829 ― Siamese twins Chang & Eng Bunker arrive in Boston to be exhibited
1863 ― Emancipation Proclamation signed
1870 ― Fred Goldsmith demonstrates curve ball isn't an optical illusion
1896 ― Gold discovered in the Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Alaska
1898 ― Roller coaster patented
1954 ― Sports Illustrated publishes its first issue
1960 ― Republic of the Congo (Zaire) forms
1981 ― Highest score in World Cup qualifier match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0)
1988 ― IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence
1991 ― U.S. President George H.W. Bush declares recession is near an end