This Day In History
- Arts
- 2014 The Ellen DeGeneres Show received its eighth trophy as outstanding entertainment talk show at the Daytime Emmy awards ceremony.
- Aviation and Aeronautics
- 2007 Astronaut Sunita Williams returned to Earth after 192 days in space, having broken the record for longest single spaceflight by a woman.
- Law
- 1994 Margaret Beazley became the Australian Capital Territory's first female Additional judge of the Supreme Court.
- Military
- 1813 War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30-kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
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