1547 England's King Henry VIII died.
1909 The United States ended direct control over Cuba.
1915 The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress.
1916 Louis D. Brandeis was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court, becoming its first Jewish member.
1959 Vince Lombardi was named head coach of the NFL's Green Bay Packers.
1973 A cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietnam War.
1999 Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, honoring a personal request for mercy from Pope John Paul II, spared a triple murderer from execution.
2003 President George W. Bush said in his State of the Union address that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had sought uranium from Africa. (The claim was later disputed by former ambassador Joseph Wilson, who had been asked by the CIA to investigate.)
2003 President George W. Bush called for a sharp increase in U.S. funds dedicated to the global battle against AIDS, to $15 billion over the next five years.
2009 In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved a huge $819 billion stimulus bill 244-188, with Republicans unanimous in opposition.
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