Woodrow Wilson 1856 - 28th U.S. President
- 1732 - "The Pennsylvania Gazette," owned by Benjamin Franklin, ran an ad for the first issue of "Poor Richard’s Almanack."
- 1832 - John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Jackson.
- 1917 - The New York Evening Mail published a facetious essay by H.L. Mencken on the history of bathtubs in America.
- 1945 - The U.S. Congress officially recognized the "Pledge of Allegiance."
- 1973 - The Chamber of Commerce of Akron, OH, terminated its association with the All-American Soap Box Derby. It was stated that the race had become "a victim of cheating and fraud."
- 1991 - Nine people died in a rush to get into a basketball game at City College in New York.
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