- 1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
- 1923 – Firestone Tire and Rubber Company begins production of balloon-tires.
- 1933 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 “forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates†by U.S. citizens.
- 1949 – Fireside Theater debuts on television.