| 1815 | Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated for the second time. |
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| 1868 | Arkansas was re-admitted to the Union. |
| 1870 | Congress created the Department of Justice. |
| 1938 | Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling of Germany in the first round of their rematch in New York City's Yankee Stadium. |
| 1940 | France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris during World War II. |
| 1941 | Germany invaded the Soviet Union during World War II. |
| 1944 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the GI Bill of Rights, authorizing a broad package of benefits for World War II veterans. |
| 1945 | The World War II battle for Okinawa ended; 12,520 Americans and 110,000 Japanese were killed in the 83-day campaign. |
| 1969 | Singer-actress Judy Garland died at age 47. |
| 1970 | President Richard Nixon signed a measure lowering the voting age to 18. |
| 1977 | Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. |
| 1981 | Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing rock musician John Lennon. |
| 1986 | Diego Maradona scored both goals in Argentina's 2-1 World Cup quarterfinal victory over England in Mexico City – including one that he punched in, unseen by the referee. When asked about the play later, Maradona said, "It was the hand of God." |
| 1992 | The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that hate-crime laws that ban cross-burning and similar expressions of racial bias violate free-speech rights. |
| 1993 | Former first lady Pat Nixon died at age 81. |
| 2009 | Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of the reality TV series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," announced plans to divorce. |
BIRTHDAYS!!!!
| 1928 | Ralph Waite, Actor ("The Waltons"), turns 84 |
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| 1936 | Kris Kristofferson, Country singer, actor, turns 76 |
| 1943 | Brit Hume, Broadcast journalist, turns 69 |
| 1944 | Peter Asher, Singer (Peter and Gordon), turns 68 |
| 1947 | David L. Lander, Actor ("Laverne and Shirley"), turns 65 |
| 1948 | Todd Rundgren, Rock singer, musician, turns 64 |
| 1949 | Alan Osmond, Singer (The Osmonds), turns 63 |
| 1949 | Lindsay Wagner, Actress ("The Bionic Woman"), turns 63 |
| 1952 | Graham Greene, Actor, turns 60 |
| 1953 | Cyndi Lauper, Singer, turns 59 |
| 1960 | Tracy Pollan, Actress, turns 52 |
| 1962 | Clyde Drexler, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 50 |
| 1964 | Dan Brown, Author ("The Da Vinci Code"), turns 48 |
| 1971 | Mary Lynn Rajskub, Actress ("24"), turns 41 |
| 1973 | Carson Daly, TV personality, turns 39 |
| 1974 | Donald Faison, Actor ("Scrubs"), turns 38 |
| 1978 |
Champ Bailey, Football player, turns 34 |
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