1906-John Hope becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College
1913-2nd Balkan War begins
1934-French Equatorial Africa constituted a single administrative unit
1936-"Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, published
1950-President Truman orders U.S. troops into Korea
1962-Rwanda & Burundi become independent
1963-Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church
1966-"Iron" Mike Tyson, heavyweight boxing champ, is born in N.Y.
1974-Mother of Martin Luther King shot at church, by a black man
1981-China's Communist Party condemns the late Mao Tse-tung's policy
1989-U.S. Congressman Lukins found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl
1989-NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile & Guam