Emile Zola 1840 - Novelist
- 1877 - The first Egg Roll was held on the grounds of the White House in Washington, DC.
- 1889 - Charles Hall patented aluminum.
- 1914 - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced plans to divide the country into 12 districts.
- 1917 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson presented a declaration of war against Germany to the U.S. Congress.
- 1956 - "The Edge of Night" and "As the World Turns" debuted on CBS-TV.
- 1982 - Argentina invaded the British-owned Falkland Islands. The following June Britain took the islands back.
- 1985 - The NCAA Rules Committee adopted the 45-second shot clock for men’s basketball to begin in the 1986 season.
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