| On this date in: |
| 1796 | Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais. |
| 1862 | The ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va., during the Civil War. |
| 1916 | Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, N.M., killing more than a dozen people. |
| 1945 | U.S. B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb attacks against Japan during World War II, causing widespread devastation. |
| 1954 | CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's anti-Communism campaign on "See It Now." |
| 1959 | Mattel's Barbie doll made its public debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. |
| 1981 | Dan Rather made his debut as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News;" he signed off for the last time on the same date in 2005. |
| 1992 | Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin died at age 78. |
| 1996 | Comedian George Burns died at age 100. |
| 1997 | Gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at age 24. |
| 2009 | President Barack Obama lifted limits on using federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research that President George W. Bush had put in place. |
| 2011 | Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in his state and commuting the sentences of all remaining death row inmates. |
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