1923: Calvin Coolidge took the presidential oath of office after the unexpected death in office of President Warren Harding. The new president inherited an administration plagued and discredited by corruption scandals. In the two remaining years of this term, Coolidge, long recognized for his own frugality and moderation, worked to restore the administration's image and regain the public's trust. He went on to win the 1924 presidential election. Coolidge believed that government should interfere as little as possible with business and industry. (Source: Library of Congress)

1900: Ernie Pyle, a journalist who covered World War II from many locations and was killed in the Pacific theater of action on August 18, 1945, was born in Dana, Indiana.