On this day :

1895 German scientist discovers Xrays, 1775 Washington seeks to make militias into a military, 1962 Sun sets on the Ford Rotunda, 1864 Lincoln reelected, 1960 John F Kennedy elected president, 1974 Ted Bundy botches an abduction attempt, 1994 Hurricane Gordon is born, 1923 Beer Hall Putsch begins, 1994 The Republican Revolution, 1847 Dracula creator Bram Stoker born, 1900 Margaret Mitchell is born, 1994 Salvatore Sonny Bono is elected to the US Congress, 1887 Doc Holliday dies of tuberculosis, 1942 FDR broadcasts message to Vichy France leader Marshal Petain, 1951 Yogi Berra is the AL MVP, 1965 Lawrence Joel earns Medal of Honor, 1917 New Russian leader Lenin calls for immediate armistice, 1939 Hitler survives assassination attempt,