Jean Moulin 1899 - High profile member of the French Resistance during World War II
- 1756 - In India, 150 British soldiers were imprisoned in a cell that became known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta."
- 1793 - Eli Whitney applied for a cotton gin patent. He received the patent on March 14. The cotton gin initiated the American mass-production concept.
- 1910 - Mexican President Porfirio Diaz proclaimed martial law and arrested hundreds.
- 1941 - The U.S. Army Air Forces was established, replacing the Army Air Corps. The Army Air Forces were abolished with the creation of the United States Air Force in 1947.
- 1943 - Race-related rioting erupted in Detroit. Federal troops were sent in two days later to end the violence that left more than 30 dead.
- 1977 - The Trans-Alaska Pipeline began operation.
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