1642-Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
1859-Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
1874-Joseph Glidden patents barbed wire
1949-Britain nationalizes its steel & iron industry
1954-First U.S. Presidential airplane christened
1976-NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak
1977-Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St Louis (55-14)
1979-Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders
1980-Ronald Reagan Jr marries Doria Palmieri
1983-PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
1989-Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia
1991-First international flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)
1991-After going 12-0 Washington loses to Dallas 24-21
1991-U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched
1992-Chinese air crash kills 141
1859-Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
1874-Joseph Glidden patents barbed wire
1949-Britain nationalizes its steel & iron industry
1954-First U.S. Presidential airplane christened
1976-NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak
1977-Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St Louis (55-14)
1979-Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders
1980-Ronald Reagan Jr marries Doria Palmieri
1983-PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
1989-Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia
1991-First international flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)
1991-After going 12-0 Washington loses to Dallas 24-21
1991-U.S. 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched
1992-Chinese air crash kills 141
