On this day in 1916, Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, promised women the vote.
Richard Strauss, German composer, died on this day in 1949 at the age of 85. He was known chiefly for his symphonic poems, such as "Don Quixote" (1897) and his operas, including "Salome" (1905).
On this day in 1974, US President Gerald R. Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for his part in the Watergate affair.