1789-U.S. War Dept established a regular army
1793-Tennis is first mentioned in an English sporting magazine
1902-Impresario David Belasco opened his 1st Broadway theater
1918-Allied forces scored a decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line
1943-Eisenhower & Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice
1959-Sultan of Brunei promulgates a constitution
1963-Rolling Stones' first tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros)
1969-"Love American Style," premiers on ABC
1977-Muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers
1979-Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong
1979-Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland
1988-Florence Griffith Joyner of USA sets the 200m woman's record (21.34)
1988-U.N. peacekeeping forces win Nobel Peace prize
1990-Washington National Cathedral construction is completed after 83 years
1991-U.S. beats Europeans 14≪ to 13≪ to capture the Ryder's cup