On this day in 1914, the Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday and that it would pay a "living wage" of at least $5 for a day's labor.
On this day in 1933, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in San Francisco Bay.
On this day in 1957, in a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
On this day in 1972, United States President Richard Nixon ordered the development of a Space Shuttle program.