- 1611 – King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
- 1885 – Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
- 1952 – The world’s first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
- 2000 – President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.