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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1971
Inmates seized control of the Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, NY. Nine prisoners were held hostage and died along with their 32 captors when the prison was stormed four days later.
1986
Frank Reed was taken hostage in Lebanon by pro-Iranian kidnappers. The director of a private school in Lebanon was released 44 months later.
1986
  Gennadiy Zakharov was indicted by a New York jury on espionage charges. Zakharov was a Soviet United Nations employee.
1994
  Los Angeles prosecutors announced that they would not seek the death penalty against O.J. Simpson.
1998
  Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr delivered to the U.S. Congress 36 boxes of material concerning his investigation of U.S. President Clinton.
1999
  At least 93 people were killed when a bomb exploded in an apartment building in Moscow, Russia.
Defence
 
 
Disasters
1998
The World
Four tourists who had paid $32,500 each were taken in submarine to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The ship is 2 miles below the Atlantic off Newfoundland.
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1926
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).
1946
Ben Alexander hosted "Heart’s Desire" for the first time on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
1987
  Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer aired for the last time on CBS.
     
     
     
Heads of State
1836
Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law.
1893
U.S. President Grover Cleveland's wife, Frances Cleveland, gave birth to a daughter, Esther. It was the first time a president's child was born in the White House.
1976
  Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung died at the age of 82.
1990
  Liberian President Samuel K. Doe was captured and killed by rebels.
1993
  Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was buried in his homeland. The event occurred about four years after his death in exile.
Health and Social Welfare
 
 
Industry
 
 
Law
1904
Mounted police were used for the first time in the City of New York.
1919
The majority of Boston's police force went on strike. The force was made up of 1,500 men.
1971
  Inmates seized control of the Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, NY. Nine prisoners were held hostage and died along with their 32 captors when the prison was stormed four days later.
1993
  U.S. and Pakistani peacekeepers opened fire on Somalis that were attacking other peacekeepers. About a hundred Somali gunmen and civilians were killed.
Motor Sport
1919
Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin's HD-4, a hydrofoil craft, set a world marine speed record.
 
People
1890
USA
Harland Sanders was born. He was the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Harland Sanders
1994
USA
The U.S. agreed to accept about 20,000 Cuban immigrants a year. This was in return for Cuba's promise to halt the flight of refugees.
Politics
1850
USA
California became the 31st state to join the union.
1948
North Korea North Korea became the People's Democratic Republic of Korea.
1965
France
French President Charles de Gaulle announced that France was withdrawing from NATO to protest the domination of the U.S. in the organization.
1983
USSR
The Soviet Union announced that the Korean jetliner the was shot down on September 1, 1983 was not an accident or an error.
1993
Israel Israeli and PLO leaders agreed to recognize each other.
1997
Ireland Sinn Fein, the IRA's political ally, formally renounced violence as it took its place in talks on Northern Ireland's future.
Publishing
 
 
Religion
 
 
Science
1994
USA
The space shuttle Discovery blasted off on an 11-day mission.
 
Sport
1898
USA
In Omaha, NE, Tommy Fleming of Eau Claire, WI won the first logrolling championship.
1950
USA
Sal Maglie of the New York Giants pitched a fourth consecutive shutout. Only four other pitchers in the National League had ever accomplished this feat.
1965
USA
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched the eighth perfect game in major league baseball history.
1971
USA
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings retired from the National Hockey League (NHL).
1979
USA
Tracy Austin, at 16, became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open women’s tennis title.
1984
USA
Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke Jim Brown’s combined yardage record when he reached 15,517 yards.
Technology
1999
USA
The Sega Dreamcast game system went on sale. By 1:00pm all Toys R Us locations in the U.S. had sold out.
 
The Arts
1986
USA
Ted Turner presented the first of his colorized films on WTBS in Atlanta, GA.
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
1776
USA
The second Continental Congress officially made the term "United States", replacing the previous term "United Colonies."
1957
USA
The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by U.S. President Eisenhower.
The Workforce
1981
Nicaragua Nicaragua declared a state of economic emergency and banned strikes.
 
Trade and Economy
2008
USA
The iTunes Music Store reached 100 million applications downloaded.
2009
USA
The iTunes Music Store reached 1.8 billion applications downloaded.

Transport
1995
USA
Amtrak's Broadway Limited service made its final run between New York City, NY and Chicago, IL.
 
War
490 B.C.
The World The Battle of Marathon took place between the invading Persian army and the Athenian Army. The marathon race was derived from the events that occurred surrounding this battle.
1911
Italy
Italy declared war on the Ottoman Turks and annexed Libya, Tripolitania, and Cyrenaica in North Africa.
1942
Japan Japan dropped incendiaries over Oregon in an attempt to set fire to the forests in Oregon and Washington. The forest did not ignite.
1943
USA
During World War 2 Allied forces landed at Taranto and Salerno.
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