1928-U.S. recognizes Nationalist Chinese government
1931-Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game
1939-Warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance
1942-N.Y. Giants beat Wash Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down
1959-Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his U.S. visit
1961-Sierre Leone becomes the 100th member of the U.N.
1964 Warren Commission released, finding Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
1986-Senate joins House of Reps voting for sweeping tax reforms
1990-A gunman holds 33 people (killing 1) hostage in Berkley Calif
1991-"Princesses" premiers on CBS TV
1991-Pres Bush decides to end full-time B-52 bombers alert
1991-First scheduled NHL exhibition game in St Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (NY Islanders vs Boston Bruins)