1787:Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1870:Joseph Rainey took his seat as the first African American in the U.S. House of Representatives.
1913:The Mona Lisa was recovered in Florence after having been stolen two years earlier (August 1911) from the Louvre.
1963:Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
1998:The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against President Clinton.
1963:Number one hit on UK music charts - The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
1914:The largest one-day percentage drop in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average, down 24.39%.
1980:Apple goes public at $22 per share. When it goes public - It generates more capital than any IPO since Ford went public in 1956.
191: India's capital is moved from Calcutta to New Delhi.
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