1290 Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China kills 100,000 people
1540 Society of Jesus (the Jesuit order) is founded by Ignatius Loyola
1777 Battle of Germantown: Washington is defeated by the British
1779 John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain
1787 The Constitution is submitted to the states for ratification
1821 The Mexican Empire declares its independence
1821 Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw
1825 Railroad transportation is born with the first track in England
1854 Steamship "Arctic" sank with 300 people aboard
1863 Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas
1877 John Mercer Langston named Minister of Haiti
1894 The Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY
1905 The first published blues composition goes on sale: Memphis Blues
1910 The first test flight of a twin engine airplane
1919 Democratic National Committee votes to admit women
1923 Lou Gehrig's first home run
1928 The US recognizes Nationalist Chinese government
1930 Bobby Jones completes the Grand Slam of Golf
1937 The first Santa Claus school opens in Albion, NY
1938 Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched at Glasgow
1939 Warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance
1940 Black leaders protest discrimination in the US armed forces
1941 The first WW II liberty ship, freighter "Patrick Henry," is launched
1950 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis
1953 Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan
1954 School integration begins in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD public schools
1954 Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premiers
1959 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his US visit
1959 Typhoon Vera hits the Japanese island of Honshu and kills 5,000 people
1961 Sierre Leone becomes the 100th member of the UN
1962 US sells Israel Hawk anti-aircraft missiles
1963 At 10:59 AM the census clock records the US population at 190,000,000
1964 Warren Commission report is released: Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
1973 Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 2 days
1979 Congress' final approval to create the Department of Education
1981 Robert Montgomery dies at age 77
1982 John Palmer becomes the news anchor of the Today Show
1985 Hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits the Atlantic coast
1986 Senate joins House of Representatives voting for sweeping tax reforms
1987 NFL players' strike begins
1988 Grand jury evidence shows Tawana Brawley fabricated her rape story
1988 Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin is not Christ's burial cloth
1988 Senate votes for some major federal tax code changes
1989 Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash
1990 A gunman holds 33 people (killing 1) hostage in Berkley, California
1990 Deposed emir of Kuwait addresses the UN General Assembly
1990 The Senate Judiciary committee approves Souter's Supreme Court nomination
1990 Tour de France champion Greg LeMond visits the White House
1991 "Princesses" premiers on CBS TV
1991 President Bush decides to end the full-time B-52 bomber alerts
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