1801 – Pursuant to the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress.
1807 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (d. 1882) is born.
1860 – Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
1864 – American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
1870 – The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
1922 – A challenge to the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote, is rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Leser v. Garnett.
1932 – Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress and producer (d. 2011) is born.
1934 – Ralph Nader, American lawyer, politician, and activist is born.
1939 – United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners' rights and are therefore illegal.
1943 – The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.
1951 – The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
1964 – The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
1971 – Sara Blakely, American businesswoman, founded Spanx is born.
1980 – Chelsea Clinton, American journalist and academic is born.
2003 – Fred Rogers, American minister and television host (b. 1928) dies.
2007 – The Chinese Correction: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in ten years.
2010 – An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggered a tsunami which struck Hawaii shortly after.
2011 – Duke Snider, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1926) dies.
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