1513 – Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ponce-de-leon-discovers-florida
1805 – Hans Christian Andersen is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hans-christian-andersen-is-born
1917 – Wilson asks for declaration of war
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-asks-for-declaration-of-war
1972 – Charlie Chaplin prepares for return to United States after two decades
1974 – The Sting sweeps the Oscars and ragtime composer Scott Joplin gets his due
2005 – Pope John Paul II Dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-john-paul-ii-dies
