Norman Podhoretz 1930
- 1547 - Ivan the Terrible was crowned Czar of Russia.
- 1919 - The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.
- 1961 - Mickey Mantle signed a contract that made him the highest paid baseball player in the American League at $75,000 for the 1961 season.
- 1970 - Colonel Muammar el-Quaddafi became virtual president of Libya.
- 1979 - The Shah of Iran and his family fled Iran for Egypt.
- 1991 - The White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm. The operation was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
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