1941

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, outlined a goal of “Four Freedoms”: freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of people to worship God in their own way, freedom from want and freedom from fear.

1974

Year-round daylight saving time began in the United States.

2021

Supporters of President Donald Trump assaulted police and smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding. One person was killed.