1923 – Adolf Hitler leads a failed attempt to overthrow the German government in what has been known as the Beer Hall Putsch.
1932 – New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president over incumbent Herbert Hoover.
1960 – Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon in the presidential election.
1994 – Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years.
2000 – A statewide recount of presidential election ballots began in Florida.
