1870

Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first Black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives.

2000

George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida’s tightly contested presidential election.

2010

The inflatable roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed following a snowstorm that had dumped 17 inches on the city.

– From wire reports