Today:
1461: Edward IV is crowned King of England, becoming the first Yorkist monarch.
1836: James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, dies at his Virginia estate, Montpelier.
1846: Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone in Paris.
1894: Labor Day is made an official federal holiday in the United States.
1904: Helen Keller graduates cum laude from Radcliffe College, becoming the first DeafBlind person to earn a bachelor’s degree.
1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, an event that precipitates the outbreak of World War I.
1919: The Treaty of Versailles is signed, formally ending World War I.
1950: North Korean troops capture Seoul during the opening phase of the Korean War.
1969: The Stonewall Riots begin in New York City, marking a pivotal moment in the gay rights movement.
2004: Sovereign power is formally handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of the nation.