1919

President Woodrow Wilson personally delivered the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate and urged its ratification.

1929

American paper currency was reduced in size as the government began issuing bills that were approximately 25% smaller.

1940

During World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England.

1991

Boris N. Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic. President George H.W. Bush lifted economic sanctions against South Africa.