1789

President George Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State.

1940

Billboard magazine published its first “music popularity chart” listing bestselling retail records. In first place was “I’ll Never Smile Again,” recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, with featured vocalist Frank Sinatra.

1953

The Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an estimated 4 million people.

2015

The Boy Scouts of America ended its blanket ban on gay adult leaders while allowing church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion for religious reasons.