615 – Pope Deusdedit [Adeodatus I] elected to succeed Boniface IV
1863 – US President Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg address beginning; “Four score and seven years ago…”
1893 – 1st newspaper color supplement (NY World)
1940 – First major German air raid on Birmingham – about 440 bombers kill 450
1955 – National Review publishes its first issue.
1972 – Willy Brandt’s SPD wins West German election
1972 – Leader of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) Seán MacStiofáin is arrested in Dublin
1987 – France performs nuclear test
2005 – 70th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-18 in Auburn
2006 – Roger Federer captures his 3rd Tennis Masters Cup title with a comfortable 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 win over American James Blake in the final in Shanghai, China