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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1993
Charles Keating, chief of Lincoln Savings & Loan Association, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for violating California security and fraud laws.
 
Defence
1960
The Soviet Union charged Gary Powers with espionage. He was shot down in a U-2 spy plane.
1997
NATO invited Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join the alliance in 1999.
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
1608
The first French settlement at Quebec was established by Samuel de Champlain.
1981
The Solar Challenger became the frist solar-powered airplane to cross the English Channel.
Education
1795
Kent County Free School changed its name to Washington College. It was the first college to be named after U.S. President George Washington. The school was established by an act of the Maryland Assembly in 1723
 
Film, Television and Radio
1953
Notre Dame announced that the next five years of its football games would be shown in theatres over closed circuit TV.
 
Heads of State
1663
King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island.
1815
Louis XVIII returned to Paris after the defeat of Napoleon.
1986
  Kurt Waldheim was inaugurated as president of Austria despite controversy over his alleged ties to Nazi war crimes.
Health and Social Welfare
1997
The Mayo Clinic and the U.S. government warned that the diet-drug combination known as "fen-phen" could cause serious heart and lung damage.
 
Industry
 
 
Law
1693
Uniforms for police in New York City were authorized.
 
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1881
  Edward Berner, druggist in Two Rivers, WI, poured chocolate syrup on ice cream in a dish. To this time chocolate syrup had only been used for making ice-cream sodas.
 
Politics
1755
Britain broke off diplomatic relations with France as their disputes in the New World intensified.
1919
U.S. President Wilson returned from the Versailles Peace Conference in France.
1947
  Demolition work began in New York City for the new permanent headquarters of the United Nations.
1950
  General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea.
1963
  All Cuban-owned assets in the United States were frozen.
Publishing
1889
The Wall Street Journal was first published.
2000
J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released in the U.S. It was the fourth Harry Potter book.
Religion
1099
Christian soldiers on the First Crusade march around Jerusalem.
 
Science
   
 
Sport
1889
John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain, in the last championship bare-knuckle fight. The fight lasted 75 rounds.
1953
Notre Dame announced that the next five years of its football games would be shown in theatres over closed circuit TV.
1970
  The San Francisco Giant’s Jim Ray Hart became the first National League player in 59 seasons to collect six runs batted (RBI) during a single inning.
Technology
1865
C.E. Barnes patented the machine gun.
1879
The first ship to use electric lights departed from San Francisco, CA.
1969
  The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game "Twister."
The Arts
1907
Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first "Follies" on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
1776
Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the U.S. Declaration of Independence to a crowd at Independence Square in Philadelphia.
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
 
 
Transport
 
 
War
1709
Peter the Great defeated Charles XII at Poltava, in the Ukraine, The Swedish empire was effectively ended.
1794
French troops captured Brussels, Belgium.
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