MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY

2011: Amid health issues, Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, and he died less than two months later. [Take our computers and technology quiz.]

2006: Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet after the International Astronomical Union approved a reclassification of the solar system. [How much do you know about Pluto?]

1989: Former baseball player and manager Pete Rose was banned from the sport after an investigation determined that he had bet on games, and he thereby became ineligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame; he later admitted to gambling on baseball. [Test your knowledge of baseball.]

1814: During the War of 1812, British forces captured Washington, D.C., and burned various government buildings, notably the Capitoland the Executive Mansion (now known as the White House). [Test your knowledge of U.S. history.]

1949: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) entered into force, following the signing of its treaty four months earlier. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about world organizations.]

1821: The Treaty of Córdoba was signed, giving Mexico its independence from Spain. [ Take our quiz about Latin American history.]