1863 – Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South
1863 – 2,500 reported killed as result of fire at Jesuit Church of La Compana, Santiago, Chile
1875 – Aleksandr Ostrovsky’s “Volki i Ovsty” premieres in St Petersburg
1936 – Anastasio Somoza García elected President of Nicaragua
1952 – Isaak Ben-Zwi elected president of Israel
1956 – Guy Mitchell’s “Singing the Blues” single goes #1 for 10 weeks
1963 – Pan Am Flight 214 crashes outside Elkton, Maryland with 81 killed
1972 – United Airlines crashes at Chicago’s Midway Airport killing 45
1977 – 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (RB)
1993 – Storm hits western Europe, 11 killed in England