1839 - Cherokee Nation unites and ratifies constitution at Tahlequah, Oklahoma
1920 - Jack Dempsey knocks out Billy Miske in the third round for the heavyweight boxing title in the first radio broadcast of a prizefight
1982 - Dutch Internal Minister Mr. M. Red assigns BVD to spy on communists
1985 - Mark Messier loses control of his Porsche and totals three cars; he is charged with hit-and-run and careless driving and is ordered to pay a fine
2018 - New York and New Jersey state attorneys launch investigations into sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy, bringing to six the number of states investigating

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1947 - Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Aldershot, England
1956 - Bill Ritter, American politician (41st Governor of Colorado), born in Denver, Colorado