Walter Reed born in Gloucester County, Virginia. Mel Torme born. The Russians set fire to Moscow after Napoleon's troops invade. Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner, after watching the British bomb Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812. Groundbreaking for the UN world headquarters takes place in New York.
British forces occupy New York City during the Revolutionary War.
William Howard Taft, President and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, is born in Cincinnati. The Nuremberg Laws made the Swastika the official symbol of the Nazis and also revoked the citizenship of the Jews. The Lone Ranger makes its television debut. The Sun King of France, Louis XIV, is born. Allen Funt, creator of Candid Camera is born.