** Cumberland Road, a historical road, also called the Great National Pike and the National Road, the first United States federal highway

** The Federal Diet ( In German: Deutscher Bundestag ), federal parliament of Germany

** Harpers Ferry Armory, second federal armory ( construction begun 1799 ) and site of John Brown's slave revolt of 1859

** Bill Clinton, Democrat, was impeached on December 19, 1998, by the House of Representatives on articles charging perjury ( specifically, lying to a federal grand jury ) by a 228 – 206 vote, and obstruction of justice by a 221 – 212 vote.

** Victoria University, Leeds, a former College of the federal Victoria University ( UK ), now University of Leeds

** Victoria University, Liverpool, a former College of the federal Victoria University ( UK ), now University of Liverpool

** Victoria University of Manchester, a former College of the federal Victoria University ( UK ), now merged into the University of Manchester

** Chandra Levy, American federal government intern ( d. 2001 )

** A federal judge sentences Los Angeles Police Department officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights.

** The Cuyahoga River fire helps spur an avalanche of water pollution control activities resulting in the Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency

** Australian federal election, 1996 is held.

** An 81-day long standoff begins between antigovernment Freemen and federal officers in Jordan, Montana.

** The Interstate Commerce Commission's federal order banning segregation at all interstate public facilities officially comes into effect.

** Phonorecords are granted U. S. federal copyright protection for the first time.

** William Henry Hastie becomes the first African-American appointed to a federal judgeship.

** A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States states that the power of the federal government is greater than any individual state.

** Baker v. Carr: The U. S. Supreme Court rules that federal courts can order state legislatures to reapportion seats.

** A United States federal judge rules that SCLC has the lawful right to march to Montgomery, Alabama to petition for ' redress of grievances '.

** Australian Democrats leader Don Chipp retires from federal parliament and is succeeded by Janine Haines, the first woman to lead a political party in Australia.

** United States District Court Judge Harry E. Claiborne becomes the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment.

** Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.

** Richmond ( British Columbia federal electoral district ) ( current )

** Richmond ( Nova Scotia federal electoral district ) ( historic )

** Richmond — Wolfe ,( Quebec federal electoral district ) ( historic )

** René Descartes, at age 20, graduates in civil and canon law at the University of Poitiers, where he becomes disillusioned with books, preferring to seek truths from " le grand livre du monde.

** Tomás de Torquemada, first grand inquisitor of Spain ( d. 1490 )

** Yuri IV, Russian grand prince ( b. 1374 )

** La vie très horrifique du grand Gargantua, usually called Gargantua ( 1534 )

** Grand-Croix ( Grand Cross ) formerly grande décoration, grand aigle or grand cordon: the highest level ; badge affixed to sash worn over the right shoulder, with star displayed on left breast.

** Grand unification temperature, or grand unification energy, the temperature or energy at which the strengths of three fundamental forces ( electromagnetism, strong and weak nuclear forces ) converge

** 1998 NRL grand final

** As guests ascend a narrow staircase, whether from the load hall at Disneyland and Disneyland Paris or in the grand staircase scene in Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland, guests come across a living suit of armor, a chair which is embroidered with a hidden abstract face, and a long, narrow corridor down the center of a parlor.

** Yamaha C7 grand piano

** Steinway D grand piano

** The grand opening and ribbon cutting occurred on January 6, 2010.

** Poruchik Rzhevsky asks his aide: " Stepan, there is a grand ball tonight.

** Schelomo, Rhapsodie Hebraïque for violoncelle et grand orchestre

** the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

** A cash prize of $ 1, $ 10, or $ 100 for picking the grocery item higher then the target price in Grand Game on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd pick, respectively ( before finding all 4 items to win the grand prize ).

** Recŭeil de dances contenant un tres grand nombres, des meillieures entrées de ballet de Mr. Pecour ( 1704 )

** Symphonie pour grand orgue ; Paraphrase de la Dédicace ; Trois Variations sur un thème chromatique ; Micro Sonate en trio ; Thème et Variations sur " Ma jeunesse a une fin ".

** First grand trio concertante for piano, violin and violoncello, Op.

** Paul Hanley – drums, keyboards ; grand piano on " Clear Off!

** duchies grand fiefs ( 20 )

** Lady Huang, the Lady of Lu, later honored empress dowager ( honored 933 ), later grand empress dowager ( honored 936 ), mother of Prince Yanjun

**: A grand tourer driven by Red Turbo.