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The first of what is called the ‘dime novel’ was published. Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter was written by Ann S. Stephens.

During World War II, Norway decided to surrender to the Nazis, effective at midnight.

The federal government began withholding income tax from paychecks.

The Republic of Iceland was established.

In one of the most dramatic confrontations of the Senate-Army hearings, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch assailed Senator Joseph R. McCarthy for his attack on a member of Welch’s Law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

President Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted “Operation Wetback,” a controversial mass deportation using a racial slur, in which the government rounded up more than 1 million people. Illegal immigrants were blamed for low wages.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Warren Berger to be the new Chief Justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.

Brian Jones left the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem.

Secretariat became horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning the Belmont Stakes in New York.

Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints struck down a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men from the Mormon priesthood.

American educator Thomas Sutherland was kidnapped in Lebanon by members of Islamic Jihad; he was released in November 1991 along with fellow hostage Terry Waite.

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils, 3-1, in game 7 of the NHL Finals to win the Stanley Cup.  The game took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

About a million people protested in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of the largest-ever protests in the city.