Huey P. Long 1893
- 1146 - European leaders outlawed the crossbow.
- 1960 - A partial blockade was imposed on West Berlin by East Germany.
- 1963 - The "Hotline" between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.
- 1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
- 1994 - Rosa Parks was robbed and beaten by Joseph Skipper. Parks was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, which sparked the civil rights movement.
- 1994 - The largest U.S. defense contractor was created when the Lockheed and Martin Marietta corporations agreed to a merger.
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