1238: Battle of the Sit River: Mongol forces of Batu Khan overcome Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal near Yaroslavl in Russia, ending Russian resistance

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”.

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

Source: Onthisday.com