- 1866 — Timothy O'Hea puts out a fire on a Grand Trunk train at Danville, Quebec, Canada, loaded with 95 barrels of gunpowder. He saves passengers and troops and receives first and only Victoria Cross awarded for valor inside Canada.
- 1903 — The US military officially adopts the M1903 Springfield as its standard service rifle. It would not be replaced until 1936, by the faster-firing, semi-automatic M1 Garand.
- 1918 — Canadian air ace Billy Bishop shoots down five German planes in his last dogfight, bringing his total enemy kills to 72.
- 1968 — The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 was enacted by the U.S. Congress.
- 2000 — The Violence Policy Center made headlines when it issued a press release stating that its website was the victim of a hacking attack that wiped out their data.
- 2006 — Bill C-21, an early attempt by the Conservative Party of Canada to put the long gun registry out of everyone else's misery, received first reading in the House of Commons.
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