In Photos: This Week in History

1816: James Monroe becomes fifth US President

James Monroe of Virginia is elected as the fifth president of the United States.

1992: Bush orders US troops to Somalia

President George H. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia, a war-torn East African nation, where rival warlords were preventing the distribution of humanitarian aid to thousands of starving Somalis.

1901: Walt Disney is born

American movie producer Walt Disney is born in Chicago, Illinois, to his father Elias Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney.

1933: Alcohol prohibition ends

U.S. Constitution ratifies its 21st Amendment, thereby bringing an end to national prohibition of alcohol in the country.

1787: First state to ratify US constitution

Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.