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1789

War

The French Revolution was in full swing as citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.

1798

Politics

Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the U.S. government.

1877

Politics

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began in Martinsburg, West Virginia after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year.

1881

Other

Outlaw William H. Bonney, Jr., alias “Billy the Kid,” was shot and killed by sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

1916

Sports

St. Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitched all 17 innings in a 0-0 tie against the Boston Red Sox.  This game was played at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

1921

Other

Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts, of murdering a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (Sacco and Vanzetti were executed six years later.)

1933

Politics

All German political parties, except the Nazi Party, were outlawed.

1942

Sports

The movie The Pride of the Yankees was released.

1969

Other

Easy Rider premiered at the Beekman Theatre in New York City.

2002

Politics

150 Nigerian women nonviolently shut down Chevron Corporation operations for nearly one-week demanding jobs and electricity. Chevron agreed to the demands.

1898

Birthday

A.B. “Happy” Chandler (Politician, baseball commissioner)

1910

Birthday

William Hanna (Animator, Hanna-Barbera)

1912

Birthday

Woody Guthrie (Singer)

1913

Birthday

Gerald Ford (former U.S. President)

1918

Birthday

Ingmar Bergman (film Director)

1932

Birthday

Roosevelt Rosey Grier (Football player)

1938

Birthday

Jerry Rubin (Social activist, anti-war leader, counterculture icon)

1952

Birthday

Franklin Graham (American evangelist)

1960

Birthday

Jane Lynch (Actress)