On this day in history
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0069: Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide.
0556: Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
1705: Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton.
1746: Prince Charles is defeated at the Battle of Culloden, the last pitched battle fought in Britain.
1818: The U.S. Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.
1854: San Salvador is destroyed by an earthquake.
1862: Confederate President Jefferson Davis approves a conscription act for white males between 18 and 35.
1862: Slavery is abolished in the District of Columbia.
1917: Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia to start the Bolshevik Revolution.
1922: Annie Oakley shoots 100 clay targets in a row, setting a woman's record.
1945: American troops enter Nuremberg, Germany.
1947: A lens that provides zoom effects is demonstrated in New York City.
1968: The Pentagon announces the "Vietnamization" of the war.
1972: Two giant pandas arrive in the U.S. from China.
Source: HistoryNet.com
