1899-Revolt against U.S. occupation of Philippines
1966-All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133
1969-Yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO
1974-Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army
1976-12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria
1976-7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras
1976-U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979-"Co-Ed Fever", TV Comedy, debut & cancelled that outing on CBS
1983-US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
1997-O.J. Simpson found liable in murders of Ron Goldman & Nicole Simpson
1997-Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish
1998-Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium