1789 – Pope Pius VI appointed John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States, marking a significant moment in American religious history.

1860 – Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States, becoming the first Republican president. His election led to Southern states' secession and ultimately to the Civil War.

1913 – Mohandas Gandhi was arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa protesting discriminatory laws, advancing his strategy of nonviolent resistance.

1935 – Edwin Armstrong demonstrated frequency modulation (FM) radio for the first time, a revolutionary development in radio broadcasting that improved sound quality.

1947 – Meet the Press, the longest-running television program in history, debuted on NBC. It continues to be a prominent platform for political discussions and interviews.

1984 – Ronald Reagan was re-elected as President of the United States, winning 49 out of 50 states in one of the largest landslides in U.S. history.

1999 – Australians voted in a referendum against becoming a republic, choosing to retain the British monarch as head of state.