1375 ― First roller skating rink opens (London)
1492 ― Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
1832 ― Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc
1858 ― First street mailboxes-Boston, Mass
1903 ― Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey
1909 ― First Lincoln head pennies minted
1961 ― Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club
1964 ― North Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin
1987 ― Kevin Seitzer (KC Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game
1990 ― Iraq invades, occupies Kuwait
1991 ― Funk singer Rick James arrested on sexual torture charges
1991 ― Hedy Lamaar is arrested for shoplifting in LA