1774 - The city of Harrodsburg was found, Kentucky.
1784 - The Netherlands forbids orange clothing.
1822 - Vessy is leading a rebellion against slavery in South Carolina.
1826 – Was born Constantin von Ettingshausen, an Austrian geologist.
1888 – Was born Peter Stoner, an American astronomer.
1897 - Signed the agreement to join the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
1909 - Sold the first commercial plane in the United States.
1911 - A meteorite weighing 772 grams hits near Kilborn, Columbia.
1963 - Mission Vostok 6: Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman cosmonaut in orbit around the Earth. It was the sixth Soviet and the tenth world cosmonaut.
