A couple more notable events
1535 King Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church of England. (Henry and DJT have a few things in common, including personality)
1782 Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance recommends to the U-S Congress the adoption of decimal coinage and a national mint
1929 Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta, GA
2001 Wikipedia was launched. (And a lot of school reports became so much easier)
2009 Chesley Sullenberger lands US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff. All passengers and crew survived.