| Zeta Bo”tid meteor shower, radiant in Bo”tes | |
| Emperor Napoleon married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise | |
| Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution | |
| Great Mauna Loa eruption (volcano in Hawaii). | |
| First public game of basketball. | |
| Germany invades Austria. | |
| FDR signs Lend-Lease Bill with England. | |
| Gen MacArthur leaves Bataan for Australia. | |
| Pioneer 5 launched; orbits sun between Earth & Venus | |
| Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko. | |
By Scott Labrecque version 9.4.0.0