| 2007 | Tony Blair steps down as British prime minister, and is replaced by Gordon Brown.
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| 2003 | The US Federal Trade Commission announces a do-not-call list allowing citizens to stop calls frmo most telemarketers.
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| 2002 | Rock bassist John Entwistle of The Who dies at age 57 in Las Vegas, just one day before the English group was scheduled to tour the US.
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| 1990 | NASA admits that the Hubble Space Telescope has a flaw that prevents it from taking in-focus photos.
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| 1980 | Registration for selective service -- the draft -- is revived by US president Jimmy Carter.
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| 1971 | Rock music promoter Bill Graham closes his Fillmore East auditorium in New York City.
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| 1959 | After 734 performances, the musical West Side Story ends its Broadway run.
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| 1957 | Hurricane Audrey hits Louisiana and Texas, killing more than 500 people.
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| 1950 | Responding to a UN Security Council call for action, US president Truman orders Air Force and Naval assets to Korea, following the invasion of South Korea by its communist neighbor.
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| 1949 | Captain Video and His Video Rangers debuts on the Dumont TV network.
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| 1884 | Baseball pitcher Lawrence Corcoran becomes the first person to toss three no-hitters in his career.
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| 1847 | Telegraph service begins between New York and Boston.
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