In 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses. Responding to a cry of "Treason!," Henry replied, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
In 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify the United States Constitution.
In 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union.
In 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
In 1932, World War I veterans began arriving in Washington to demand cash bonuses they weren't scheduled to receive for another 13 years.
In 1943, Norman Rockwell's portrait of "Rosie the Riveter" appeared on the cover of "The Saturday Evening Post."
In 1953, Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norkay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.
In 1973, Tom Bradley was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Sam Yorty.
In 1985, 35 people were killed and hundreds injured in rioting that erupted between British and Italian spectators at the European Cup soccer final in Brussels, Belgium.
In 1988, President Reagan began his first visit to the Soviet Union as he arrived in Moscow, where he opened his superpower summit with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
In 1990, Boris N. Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic in the third round of balloting by the Russian parliament.
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