The first class of students graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
Source
Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
The US signed the Equal Pay Act to reduce the difference in pay between sexes.
The last episode of David Lynch's original Twin Peaks aired.
The Opportunity Mars rover sent its last signal to Earth.
President Franklin Roosevelt became the first president to travel abroad during war.