Isaac Asimov 1920
- 1492 - The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.
- 1879 - Thomas Edison began construction on his first generator.
- 1890 - Alice Sanger became the first female White House staffer.
- 1935 - Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindberghs baby. Hauptmann was found guilt and executed.
- 1953 - "The Life of Riley" debuted on NBC-TV.
- 1965 - "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football.
- 1968 - Fidel Castro announced petroleum and sugar rationing in Cuba.
- 1974 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring all states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was intended to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries. Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.
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