Melvil Dewey 1851 - Created the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system
- 1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict. The papacy demanded that he recant or face excommunication. Luther refused and was formally expelled from the church in January 1521.
- 1845 - British civil engineer Robert Thompson patented the first pneumatic tires.
- 1898 - A treaty was signed in Paris that officially ended the Spanish-American War. Also, Cuba became independent of Spain.
- 1901 - The first Nobel prizes were awarded.
- 1953 - Hugh Hefner published the first "Playboy" magazine with an investment of $7,600.
- 1964 - In Oslo, Norway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest person to receive the award.
- 1980 - South Carolina Democrat Representative John W. Jenrette resigned to avoid being expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives following his conviction on charges to the FBI's Abscam investigation.
- 1994 - Advertising executive Thomas Mosser of North Caldwell, NJ, was killed by a mail bomb that was blamed on the Unabomber.
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