1801 – An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.

1864 – American Civil War: The CSS H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic.

1871 – The victorious Prussian Army parades though Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. Q: Why are French roads lined with trees? A: Because the German Army likes to march in the shade.

1876 – Sardines first canned at Julius Wolff in Eastport, Maine. I loves me some ‘dines!

1878 – First telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones.

1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States.

1972 – Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model-T. I’ve owned several VW products of the air-cooled variety.