Here's a look at a few important events on this day throughout history:

1829:  Sir Robert Peel founds the London Metropolitan Police following passage of the Metropolitan Police Act by Parliament.  London police offers are often called "Bobbies" (or, less frequently, "Peelers") following the founding.

1979:  Pope John Paul II makes his first trip to the US.

2005:  New York Times reporter Judith Miller is released from prison.  She had been held for refusing to identify a source.