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|text=* 1776 – William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.

• 1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
• 1886 – The 7.0 {{M|w}} Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
• 1943 – {{USS|Harmon|DE-678|6}}, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
• 1986 – Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
• 1988 – Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14.

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