1794 President George Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the Union.

1990 L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation’s first elected Black governor.

1992

A new law went into effect granting Puerto Ricans U.S. birthright citizenship. 2021

President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol.