Today:
1. 1933: The Blaine Act repealed the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, bringing an end to Prohibition.
2. 1972: Volkswagen Beetle surpassed the Ford Model T as the most-produced car model in history.
3. 2019: Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election.
4. 2020: The United States and the Taliban signed an agreement for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, aiming to end the longest war in American history.
5. 2021: NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars, beginning its mission to search for signs of past life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.