1945 US soldiers entered Manilla Philippines led by General Douglas MacArthur 1969 the population of the United States reached 200 million people

1789 the first electoral college selected George Washington as President and John Adams Vice President of the United States of America 2004 Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his college dorm room

1959 The day the music died as it was remembered when a airplane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, J P Richardson and their pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa 1966 the first soft landing took place on the moon with the Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft

1653 New Amsterdam became a city later the city was renamed to New York City 1892 the longest boxing match in history in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby was held it was 77 rounds

1893 Thomas Edison completed the first movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey, USA 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry to the earths atmosphere killing all seven astronauts

1865 US Congress passed the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in American it passed 121 to 24 2019 a scientific report stated the colonization of the Americas in the late 1500s cooled the planet and led to a little ice age by killing so many people