- 2002 – At a 100th birthday celebration for Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-South Carolina, Senate Republican leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, praised Thurmond’s pro-segregation 1948 presidential campaign. The ensuing uproar led to Lott’s resignation from the Senate leadership. [NYT]
- 1933 – Prohibition is repealed by the 21st Amendment. [PBS]
- 1876 – Pres. Ulysses G. Grant delivered his speech of apology to Congress on December 5, 1876. He claimed mistakes he made while he was president were due to his inexperience. While Grant’s personal integrity was never formally questioned, he was closely associated with many government scandals which became public during his presidency. [Music of Your Life]
- 1831 – Former President John Quincy Adams took his seat as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. [NYT]
- 1792 – George Washington was re-elected president and John Adams was re-elected vice president. [NYT]
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