1885

The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor to greet “your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” The schedule for replacing her torch with a double-barreled shotgun and a sign reading “Keep Out” has yet to be set.

1873

Women’s suffrage activist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 after she attempted to vote in the previous year’s presidential election. With recent voter turnouts, pollsters would probably pay Anthony $100 to vote.

1940

France surrendered to Germany during World War II.

1967

Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix burned his guitar on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival, which caused future generations of ridiculously un-cool faux hipsters to imitate the action on stage.

1994

At Camden Yards in Baltimore, 43 people were injured in an escalator accident.