1941

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1992

A Libyan Boeing 727 jetliner crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 aboard the jetliner and both crew members of the fighter jet.

2003

A federal judge ruled the Pentagon couldn’t enforce mandatory anthrax vaccinations for military personnel.

2010

President Barack Obama signed a law allowing gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America’s military, repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.