1800

President John Adams ordered government offices to relocate from Philadelphia to the newly-constructed city of Washington, in the federal District of Columbia.

1928

The Walt Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse appeared for the first time in front of a public audience in a test screening of the short “Plane Crazy.”

1940

Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant, in San Bernardino, California.

1970

Less than two weeks after the shooting at Kent State University, two Black students at Jackson State College in Mississippi were killed and 12 were injured when police opened fire during student demonstrations.

1972

Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot and left paralyzed while campaigning for president in Laurel, Maryland.

Birthdays

Artist Jasper Johns is 95. Counterculture icon Wavy Gravy is 89. Actor-singer Lainie Kazan is 85. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson is 85. Musician Brian Eno is 77. Actor Chazz Palminteri is 73. Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett is 72. Rapper Melle Mel is 64. Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith is 56. Football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis is 50. Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler is 44.