The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “69 – Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in Rome” and the most recent is “2010 – The repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.“
A couple other things that also took place on this day are:
1807 – US Congress passes the Embargo Act, which prohibits citizens from trading or doing business with any other foreign country.
1809 – US Congress passes the Non-Intercourse Act, which repeals the Embargo Act with the exception of Great Britain and France.
Happy birthday to Luther Campbell, Robin Gibb, and Rick Nielsen.