2006Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million
771Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman.
1967Benjamin Spock & Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting against Vietnam war
1717Blackbeard ransacks the merchant sloop "Margaret" and keeps her captain, Henry Bostock, prisoner for 8 hours before releasing him. Bostock would later provide the first recorded of Blackbeard's appearance, with specific reference to his "very black beard", providing the source for his name
1946Pres Harry Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Exec Order #9808
198156th Australian Women Tennis: Navratilova beats Chris Evert (67 64 75)
2008OJ Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery