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- 1763 – The French and Indian War, which was partially fought in the American colonies, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
- 1933 – The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
- 1954 – President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
- 1962 – Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
- 1967 – The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution (first page pictured) is ratified.
- 1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
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Events
- 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City.
- 1923 – Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas.
- 1933 – The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram.
- 1933 – In round 13 of a boxing match at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Primo Carnera knocks out Ernie Schaaf, killing him.
- 1954 – President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
- 1962 – Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers is exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
- 1967 – The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
- 1981 – A fire at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino kills eight and injures 198.
- 1989 – Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
- 1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
- 1998 – Voters in Maine repeal a gay rights law passed in 1997 becoming the first U.S. state to abandon such a law.