1819: The University of Virginia was chartered. Thomas Jefferson was one of its founders.
1871: William McKinley married Ida Saxton.
1877: Congress established an Electoral Commission to determine the outcome of the disputed Hayes-Tilden election.
1961: John Kennedy held his first televised presidential news conference.
1971: The Eisenhower dollar coin was struck.
2019: The longest government shutdown ended (35 days) as President Donald Trump agreed to border security negotiations.