3963 B.C. _ The origin of Hevelius' Mundane Era
1648 _ The Peace of Westphalia ends a 30-year war and the Holy Roman Empire
1795 _ The third partition of Poland between Austria, Prussia and Russia
1856 _ The constitution of South Australia adopted
1861 _ The first transcontinental telegram sent ending the Pony Express
1929 _ ``Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash
1935 _ Italy invades Ethiopia
1945 _ The United Nations Charter becomes effective
1956 _ Soviet troops invade Hungary
1973 _ John Lennon sues the U.S. government to admit the FBI is tapping his phone
1980 _ The Polish government legalizes the independent labor union Solidarity
1989 _ Rev. Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud