1860-Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President
1913-Mohandas K. Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa
1917-Bolshevik revolution begins with the capture of the Winter Palace
1918-Republic of Poland proclaimed
1952-First hydrogen bomb exploded (by U.S. at Eniwetok Atoll)
1956-Holland & Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary
1957-Felix Gaillard becomes premier of France
1969-First Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore & Denny McLain, Detroit)
1978-Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule
1986-Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill
1990-Fire destroys some of Universal Studio's stages
1993-Next transit of Mercury