1714 ― Treaty of Baden: French retain Alsace, Austria gets right bank of Rhine
1822 ― Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day)
1896 ― First closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI
1903 ― Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY
1914 ― New York Post Office Building opens to the public
1927 ― Philo Farnsworth demonstrates first use of TV in San Francisco
1948 ― First use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio
1970 ― Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off the 1,053-foot-high Royal George Bridge in Colorado
1980 ― 32nd Emmy Awards shown despite actors' boycott
1990 ― Miss America 1991 crowned
1991 ― Monica Seles wins the U.S. Open