1513: Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach it

1792: The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, and the silver dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, and half-dime

1801: Battle of Copenhagen: British naval forces led by Horatio Nelson destroy the Danish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars

1917: US President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany

1930: Ras Tafari Makonnen is proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

1982: Several thousand Argentine troops invade and seize the Falkland Islands from the United Kingdom

2020: Record 6.6 million Americans file claims for unemployment in the prior week according to the US Department of Labor, 10 million in the prior two weeks

2025: US President Donald Trump announces “Liberation Day”, unveiling wide-ranging tariffs on foreign countries importing into the US, including 34% on China and 20% for the European Union

Source: Onthisday.com