Oswald acted alone in JFK shooting: Warren Commission issues report on this day in history

In 1722 , Samuel Adams , the American politician whose activities against the British earned him the title Father of the American Revolution , was born in Boston .

The Rhode Island Gazette was first printed and published by James Franklin in 1727 .

In 1918 , Canadian and British troops stormed the Canal du Nord , the last section of the Germans ’ defensive Hindenburg Line , leading to the end of the First World War.

Michaelle Jean , 48 , was installed as the 27th Governor General of Canada in 2005 .

Michael Vick played in his first regular-season NFL game since he was sent to prison for his role in operating a dogfighting ring.

In 2009 , the first episode of the 21st season of The Simpsons aired, making it the longest-running American prime-time scripted entertainment program, surpassing Gunsmoke .

In 2021 , the centre-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in Germany ’s national election.

R. Kelly was convicted in a sex trafficking trial in New York City .

Cadence Weapon won the Polaris Music Prize for his album Parallel World in 2021 .

China said Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were released on bail for health reasons, not in prisoner swap.