1865 – Maastricht-Venlo railway opens in Netherlands
1919 – 1st Dutch radio program: Soirée Musicale with “Turf in you(r) ransel” is broadcast
1932 – German election – KPD defeats NSDAP
1940 – Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected US President
1981 – Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1986 – President Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill
1993 – Actor Howard Rollins arrested for drunk driving
1993 – Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
2006 – 40th Country Music Association Awards: Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban win
2013 – 15 people are killed after a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq