On this day in 1884, the first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
On this day in 1974, Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory.
On this day in 1998, Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne became the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
On this day in 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107 disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.