1804: Franklin Pierce was born.
1921: Warren Harding signed the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Protection Act—the first time the federal government took responsibility for the health of mothers and children.
1932: Herbert Hoover invited Franklin Roosevelt to the White House, but Roosevelt rebuffed him.
1992: Gerald Ford had a total right knee replacement.
2012: George H. W. Bush was admitted to the hospital for cough and shortness of breath.