1829 _ Johann von Goethe's ``Faust, Part 1" premieres
1840 _ Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (U.S. claim)
1853 _ Verdi's opera ``Il Trovatore" premieres, in Rome
1903 _ New bicycle race ``Tour de France" announced
1915 _ First German Zeppelin attack over Great Britain, four die
1920 _ U.S. Senate votes against membership in League of Nations
1937 _ Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajoie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1960 _ President Eisenhower and Premier Kishi sign U.S.-Japanese Security pact
1981 _ U.S. and Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages
1993 _ Israel recognizes PLO as no longer criminal