On this day in history

The Battle of New Orleans is fought, with Andrew Jackson's forces defeating the British in the final major battle of the War of 1812, though the peace treaty had already been signed.

Source: Library of Congress

A gunman opens fire at a constituent meeting in Tucson, Arizona, killing six people and wounding Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Source: FBI Vault

The German Coast uprising begins in Louisiana Territory, the largest slave revolt in U.S. history; it is suppressed within days.

Source: Wikipedia

The United States national debt reaches zero dollars, the first and only time in the nation's history.

Source: On This Day

President Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points to Congress, outlining his vision for a post World War I peace settlement.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica

President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address to Congress in New York City.

Source: JagranJosh

Congress grants Black men the right to vote in the District of Columbia, overriding President Andrew Johnson's veto.

Source: This Day in US Military History

President Lyndon Johnson declares a War on Poverty in his State of the Union address, launching a wave of federal antipoverty programs.

Source: Simple Wikipedia

AT&T agrees to the breakup of its Bell System telephone monopoly, settling a federal antitrust suit and splitting into regional companies.

Source: The History Place

Mexican authorities recapture drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, six months after his escape from prison.

Source: On This Day

Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer whose observations supported the heliocentric model, dies in Arcetri, Italy.

Source: JagranJosh

The Haarlems Dagblad begins publication in the Netherlands as the Weeckelycke Courante van Europa, the oldest surviving commercial newspaper.

Source: On This Day

Charles de Gaulle takes office as the first president of France's Fifth Republic, the political system he designed.

Source: The History Place