1875-Anti-slavery society formed in N.Y.
1959-First transcontinental commercial jet flight (American) (Los Angeles to New York for $301)
1964-Beatles 1st US #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox)
1969-U.S.-North Vietnamese peace talks begin in Paris
1971-Military coup in Uganda under General Idi Amin Dada
1980-Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail & deported
1981-52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US
1983-Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia
1985-"Black & Blue" premieres in Paris
1988-George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab"
1991-Soap opera "Generation's" last episode after a 2½ year run
1993-Puerto Rico adds English as its 2nd official language
1993-Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales department after 97 years
1994-U.S. space probe Clementine launched
1998-"Grease" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY after 1,503 performance
1998-Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh) & soccer David Beckham gets engaged