1863: In the first military action planned and executed by a woman in the United States, Harriet Tubman leads a raid on several plantations, freeing hundreds of slaves
1897: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
1924: Congress grants citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States
1989: Thousands of PLA soldiers retreat in disgrace from Tienanmen Square after being repelled by citizens (including old women with sharp tongues) protecting student demonstrators
1997: Timothy McVeigh is found guilty of bombing the federal building in Oklahoma City