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1788 ~ Maryland became the 7th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

1906 ~ Birthday of Kurt Gödel, mathematician.

1908 ~ Birthday of Oskar Schindler, Businessman.

1937 ~ Birthday of Saddam Hussein, former leader of Iraq.

1945 ~ Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were killed by members of the Italian resistance movement while trying to flee Italy.

1947 ~ Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki.

1952 ~ The U.S. occupation of Japan ended.

1969 ~ Charles de Gaulle resigned as President of France.

2001 ~ Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist.

2003 ~ Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store launched.