Charles Feltman allegedly invented the hot dog, 1867
Korean war ended, 1953
John Dalton, English chemist and physicist, died, 1844
Atlantic telegraph cable completed, 1866
Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, the deposed shah of Iran, died, 1980
Benson Ford, son of Edsel Ford, died, 1978
Department of Foreign Affairs (now US State Department) established, 1789
Reggie Lewis, basketball player, died, 1993
Command of Federal Division of Union forces given to General McClellan, 1861
Parliament confirmed the Navigation Act, 1661
Orville Wright set a world record for staying aloft in a plane (12 minutes 40 seconds), 1909
Boston’s worst traffic jam in 30 years, 1988