1690: The colony of Massachusetts issued the first paper money in America.

1913: The 16th Amendment to the Constitution, which authorized a federal income tax, was ratified.

1988: The U.S. House of Representatives rejected President Reagan's request for millions of dollars in aid for the Nicaraguan Contras.

1998: The state of Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker for killing two people in 1983; it had been 14 years since a woman had been executed in the U.S.

2000: The Senate confirmed (89-4) Alan Greenspan to his fourth term as Federal Reserve Chairman.

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