| 1872: George M. Hoover begins selling whiskey in Dodge City, Kansas--a town which had previously been dry. |
| 1876: General George Crook's command is attacked and bested on the Rosebud River by 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne under the leadership of Crazy Horse. |
| 1912: The German Zeppelin SZ 111 burns in its hanger in Friedrichshafen. |
| 1913: U.S. Marines set sail from San Diego to protect American interests in Mexico. |
| 1917: The Russian Duma meets in secret session in Petrograd and votes for an immediate Russian offensive against the German Army. |