1888-Theophilus van Kannel of Phila patents revolving door
1954-Charles Mahoney becomes first black American to serve as a full U.N. delegate
1959-Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space
1960-Ivory Coast gains independence from France
1961-Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1963-Jackie Kennedy becomes 1st first lady to give birth since Frances Cleveland
1964-U.S. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution
1984-Japan beats U.S. for Olympic gold medal in baseball
1987-Five Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala
1990-Desert Shield begins - U.S. deploys troops to Saudi Arabia
1990-Saudi Arabia allows U.S. troops on its soil to stop an Iraqi invasion
1991-Court rules Manuel Noriega may have accessed some secret US documents