Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with the Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
Founding of the United Nations.
Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.
The United States Air Force starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
In Iceland, 90% of women take part in a national strike, refusing to work in protest of gaps in gender equality.
Concorde makes its last commercial flight.