Gertrude Stein 1874
- 1874 - A patent was issued to Samuel W. Francis for the spork.
- 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax.
- 1945 - Russia agreed to enter World War II against Japan.
- 1951 - Dick Button won the U.S. figure skating title for the sixth time.
- 1998 - Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker. She was the first woman executed in the U.S. since 1984.
- 1998 - In Italy, a U.S. Military plane hit a cable causing the death of 20 skiers on a lift.
- 2009 - Eric Holder was sworn in as attorney general. He was the first African-American to hold the post.
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