1665 - The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
1837 - In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot to death by a mob (supporters of slavery) while he was attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
1932 - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century airs on radio for the first time.
1940 - In Washington, the middle section of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion (it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940 as the third-longest suspension bridge in the world).
1957 - Cold War: In the United States, the Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
1962 - Richard M. Nixon loses the California governor's race. In his concession speech, he states that this is his "last press conference" and that "you won't have Dick Nixon to kick around any more".