1914
The first shots of the Great War
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated, setting off World War I.
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1836
The fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died at Montpelier, his Virginia estate.
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1894
Labor Day became a federal holiday by an act of Congress.
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1919
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I.
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1978
The Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that the use of quotas in affirmative action programs was not permissible.
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1996
The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, voted to admit women.
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1997
Boxer Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight, earning a 16-month suspension.
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2000
Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba.
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2001
Serbia handed over Slobodan Milosevic over to the UN war crimes tribunal.
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2004
In Iraq, the United States transferred power back to the Iraqis two days earlier than planned.
