1674-Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English
1775-U.S. Marine Corps established by Congress
1801-Kentucky outlaws dueling
1808-Osage Treaty signed
1836-Louis Napoleon banished to America
1891-First Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston)
1928-Hirohito enthroned as Emperor of Japan
1945-General Enver Hoxha becomes leader of Albania
1970-Luna 17, with unmanned self-propelled Lunokhod 1, is launched
1971-U.S. table tennis team arrived in China
1975-U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism
1977-Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (NYC)
1978-Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks
1984-Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to MD 42-40
1986 River Rhine (Germany) polluted by chemical spill
1988-China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938
1989-Guerrillas battle with government forces in El Salvador
1989-Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall
1990-Lebanon releases 2 French hostages (Camille Sontag & Marcel Coudari)