Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco—who was a leading figure in the Miami drug scene in the 1970s and early ’80s and was known as the “Godmother of Cocaine”—was fatally shot in Medellín, Colombia. 2012.
Qatar officially became independent from the United Kingdom. 1971.
Labor Day was celebrated as a legal holiday in the United States for the first time. 1894.
The Treaty of Paris (part of the Peace of Paris) was signed between Britain and the United States.1783.
