| 1799 | George Washington dies at Mount Vernon, VA, after an attack of acute laryngitis. |
| 1819 | Alabama is admitted to the Union as the 22d state. |
| 1911 | Norwegian Roald Amundsen , with 4 men and sled dogs, becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole. |
| 1918 | In Great Britain, women vote for the first time. |
| 1981 | Israel annexes the Golan Heights, which it has occupied since 1967. |
| 1993 | In Geneva, Switzerland , representatives of 117 countries conclude the GATT treaty to reduce tariffs and eliminate trade quotas. |
| 1995 | The Dayton Peace Accords on Bosnia are formally signed in Paris, France. They divide Bosnia and Hercegovina into a Muslim-Croat federation (51%) and a Serb republic (49%), with Sarajevo as the national capital. |
| 1999 | The United States officially hands over control of the Panama Canal to Panama. |
