1801-Thomas Jefferson is the first US President to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
1861-Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th US President
1902-American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago
1933-Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd US President, pledges to pull the US out of the Depression, stating in his inaugural address "that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself".
1997-U.S. President Clinton bans federally funded human cloning research
2009-International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted
2012-Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election amid allegations of voter fraud