- 1817 – The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched.
- 1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
- 1933 – The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States’ use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.
- 1977 – The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale.