
1794 - The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.
1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the military cemetery ceremony at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1969 - Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.
1990 - Pop Group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the 'Girl You Know It's True" album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.
1998 - The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.
1998 - Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of the Artist Without Beard" sells at auction for $71.5 million.
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