The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.
In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.
Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
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