Chester Nimitz 1885 - U.S. Navy Admiral, WWII Commander in Chief, signed the Japanese surrender papers
- 1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled itself to be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.
- 1868 - The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson.
- 1900 - New York City Mayor Van Wyck signed the contract to begin work on New York's first rapid transit tunnel. The tunnel would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. The ground breaking ceremony was on March 24, 1900.
- 1903 - In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an area was leased to the U.S. for a naval base.
- 1938 - The first nylon bristle toothbrush was made. It was the first time that nylon yarn had been used commercially.
- 1946 - Juan Peron was elected president of Argentina.
- 1981 - Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain's Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
- 2007 - The Virginia General Assembly passed a resolution expressing "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.
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