1924

Three U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, having completed the first round-the-world trip by air in 175 days.

1928

Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic.

1941

Ted Williams became the most recent American League baseball player to hit over .400 for a season, batting .406 for the Boston Red Sox.

1995

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House ending Israel’s military occupation of West Bank cities and laying the foundation for a Palestinian state.

2000

Capping a 12-year battle, the U.S. government approved use of the abortion pill RU-486.

2020

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 1 million, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University.

Birthdays

Actor Brigitte Bardot is 90. Football Hall of Famer Steve Largent is 70. Hockey Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr is 62. Actor-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 60. Actor Mira Sorvino is 57. Actor Naomi Watts is 56. Olympic gold medal swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg is 49. Rapper Jeezy is 47. Golf Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak is 47. Actor Hilary Duff is 37.