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- 1827-English chemist John Walker produced and sold the first operable matches.
- 1864-The first camel race in America was held in Sacramento, California.
- 1930-The first steel columns were set for the Empire State Building.
- 1940-Booker T. Washington became the first black to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp.
- 1947-American businessman, and founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford, died on this day.
- 1948-The World Health Organization was established.
- 1953-The Big Four met for the first time in 2 years to seek an end to their air conflicts.
- 1954-Chinese actor, martial artist, director, producer, screenwriter, Jackie Chan was born on this day.
- 1953-IBM unveiled the IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine.
- 1961-Yugoslavia proclaimed itself a Socialist republic.
- 1969-The internet came to be.
- 1970-John Wayne won an Oscar for his role in “True Grit.”
- 1980-The U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Iran and imposed economic sanctions in response to the taking of hostages on November 4, 1979.
- 1985-In Goteborg, Sweden, China swept all the world table tennis titles except for men’s doubles.
- 1985-An arson attack on the passenger ferry, Scandinavian Star, killed 159.
- 1985-The Soviet Union announced a unilateral freeze on medium-range nuclear missiles.
- 1994-Civil war erupted in Rwanda between the Patriotic Front rebel group and government soldiers.
- 2000-U.S. President Clinton signed the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act.
- 2002-The Roman Catholic archdiocese announced that six priests from the Archdiocese of New York were suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct.
- 2009-Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.