Historical Events
- John Hope becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College
Event of Interest
US Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act; these laws owe much to the expose journalism of the period (Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' in particular)
Upton Sinclair
Famous Birthdays
- Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (El Cid, Winchester '73, The Glenn Miller Story), born in San Diego, California (d. 1967)
- Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)