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In 1788, it was announced in the U.S. Congress that the new
Constitution had been ratified by the required nine states, the ninth
being New Hampshire.
In 1839, African slaves being shipped to Cuba revolted and seized the
ship Amistad, leading to an eventual end of the African slave market.
In 1881, U.S. President James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, a
mentally disturbed office-seeker. Garfield died Sept. 19 and was
succeeded by Vice President Chester Arthur.
In 1900, the world's first rigid airship was demonstrated by Ferdinand
Graf von Zeppelin in Germany.
In 1917, as many as 75 blacks were killed in rioting in St. Louis.
In 1934, 6-year-old Shirley Temple signed a contract with Fox Film
Corp. and went on to become one of the biggest movie stars of the day.
In 1937, U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan
were reported lost over the Pacific Ocean. They were never found.
In 1964, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
In 1974, U.S President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
agreed during a meeting in Yalta on limitations on underground nuclear
testing.
In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed numerical hiring goals for
minorities, rejecting the Reagan administration view that affirmative
action be limited to proven victims of race discrimination.
In 1990, a stampede in a pedestrian tunnel at the Muslim holy city of
Mecca during the annual Hajj killed 1,426 pilgrims.
In 1993, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahmen, whose followers were linked to two
bombing plots, was taken into U.S. federal custody.
Also in 1993, South African President F.W de Klerk and African
National Congress leader Nelson Mandela announced that South Africa's
first election open to all races would be April 27, 1994.
In 1994, the Colombian soccer player who inadvertently scored a goal
for the United States, contributing to his team's loss in World Cup
competition, was shot to death in Medellin, Colombia.
In 2000, Vicente Fox was elected president of Mexico.
In 2002, after five unsuccessful attempts, American Steve Fossett
completed a round-the-world solo flight in a balloon, reaching
Queensland in the Australian outback to finish a 13-day, 19,428-mile
trip that began in Western Australia.
In 2004, medical reports said post-traumatic stress disorder was
appearing in 1-in-6 U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq.
In 2005, Egypt's new ambassador to Iraq was abducted in Baghdad,
reportedly by the al-Qaida. He was later slain.
In 2006, Israeli bombs destroyed the Gaza City offices of the
Palestinian Authority prime minister, kicking off a month of violent
attacks against Palestinian militants largely in response to the
kidnapping of an Israeli soldier.
In 2007, U.S. President George Bush commuted the 30-month prison
sentence of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff for Vice
President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of obstructing a federal
investigation into who leaked the identity of an undercover CIA agent.
Also in 2007, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., claimed the fundraising lead
in the Democratic presidential primary battle with $32.5 million. His
top opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., reported $27 million. In
the GOP race, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., had to cut back his campaign
because of a shortage of funds.
In 2008, economists said the decline in U.S. automobile sales was a
cause for alarm in the American economic picture and not expected to
improve in the short term. Figures showed sales in June dropped 28
percent at Ford, 21 percent at Toyota and 18 percent at General
Motors.
Also in 2008, U.S. President George Bush said that June coalition
troop deaths in Afghanistan surpassed casualty levels in Iraq for the
second straight month. Forty-six foreign troops were reported killed
in Afghanistan and 31 in Iraq in June while the numbers were 23 and 21
in May.