215 years ago on this date in 1798, the first brawl in the US House occurred when Rep. Matthew Lyon (DR-VT) and Rep. Roger Griswold (F-CT) fought each other on the House floor after Lyon spat in Griswold's face. Lyon later served in the House from both Kentucky and Arkansas, and is the only person in history to represent three different states in the US House of Representatives.

Also on this date, 80 years ago in 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed German Chancellor by President von Hindenburg; on the same day, Hitler told the Reichstag that Germany was withdrawing its signature from the Versailles Treaty. Also on this day, the first episode of the Lone Ranger radio program was broadcast on station WXYZ in Detroit. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.

65 years ago on this date in 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist.

45 years ago on this date in 1968, the Tet Offensive began as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals.