1517 Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of Wittenberg Palace Church starting the reformation
1864 Nevada becomes the 36th State
1892 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is published
1926 Harry Houdini Dies of complications from a ruptured appendix
1941 Mount Rushmore is completed after 14 years
1993 River Pheonix (actor) dies at age 23