1789-Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes"
1865-U.S. issues 1first gold certificates
1895-First shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii
1921-US, France, Japan & British Empire sign a Pacific Treaty
1942-Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18
1956-Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses
1970-Cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh
1970-VP Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"
1982-Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini
1982-Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington DC
1985-Dwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young award
1986-U.S. violates Iran arms boycott
1986-NASA launches space vehicle S-199