1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida.
1865 – Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1921 – The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
1980 – President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
