| 1813 | William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to settlement. |
| 1857 | Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British. |
| 1880 | Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California. |
| 1889 | An attack upon a U.S.
Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor. |
| 1894 | Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike. |
| 1919 | Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. |
| 1970 | The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250 million in damage. |
| 1985 | Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire. |
| 1996 | After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-boun
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