Abraham Lincoln (U.S.) 1809 - Sixteenth President of the United States
- 1554 - Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days.
- 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.
- 1912 - China's boy emperor Hsuan T'ung announced that he was abdicating, ending the Manchu Ch'ing dynasty. Subsequently, the Republic of China was established.
- 1940 - Mutual Radio presented the first broadcast of the radio play "The Adventures of Superman."
- 1973 - The State of Ohio went metric, becoming the first in the U.S. to post metric distance signs.
- 1993 - In Liverpool, England, a 2-year-old boy, James Bulger, was lured away from his mother at a shopping mall and beaten to death. Two ten-year-old boys were responsible.
- 2013 - North Korea conducted its third underground nuclear test.
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