Ronald Wilson Reagan 1911 Actor, 40th President of the United States
- 1778 - The United States gained official recognition from France as the two nations signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris.
- 1911 - The first old-age home for pioneers opened in Prescott, AZ.
- 1932 - Dog sled racing happened for the first time in Olympic competition.
- 1933 - The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January.
- 1952 - Britain's King George VI died. His daughter, Elizabeth II, succeeded him.
- 1971 - NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon.
- 1973 - Construction began on the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 1999 - Excerpts of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's videotaped testimony were shown at President Clinton's impeachment trial.
- 2000 - Russia's acting President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian forces had captured Grozny, Chechnya. The capital city had been under the control of Chechen rebels.
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