1582 – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
1853 – The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.
1862 – American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
1941 – Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.
1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become “the most trusted man in America”.