1836The fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died at Montpelier, his Virginia estate. 1894Labor Day became a federal holiday by an act of Congress. 1914Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated, setting off World War I. 1919The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. 1978The Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that the use of quotas in affirmative action programs was not permissible. 1996The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, voted to admit women. 1997Boxer Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight, earning a 16-month suspension. 2000Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba. 2001Serbia handed over Slobodan Milosevic over to the UN war crimes tribunal. 2004In Iraq, the United States transferred power back to the Iraqis two days earlier than planned. 
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