1788: The first presidential election date was established.
1847: Grant was awarded brevet captain for gallant conduct in the Battle of Chapultepec.
1901: William McKinley went into shock as he lay dying. Theodore Roosevelt, who was hiking in the Adirondacks, sped to reach him.
1993: Bill Clinton hosted the Oslo Accord signing between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.