1939: FDR and advisor Alexander Sachs meet to discuss Albert Einstein's letter warning about the possibilities of an atomic bomb 1521: A Pope awarded the title Defender of the Faith to King Henry VIII on this day for staunchly defending the Pontiff’s values.

2002: The U.S. Congress passed a bill, by a wide margin, granting U.S. President George W. Bush broad authority to use force against Iraq. 1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was organized.