1579-Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of Calif
1856-Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia
1885-Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'
1909-A Kopff discovers asteroid #682 Hagar
1942-1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast)
1950-First kidney transplant (Chicago)
1953-Riots in East Germany for reunification
1965-Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
1967-China becomes world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power
1980-C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2586 Matson
1982-Pres Reagan's 1st U.N. Gen Assembly address ("evil empire" speech)
1988-Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0
1988-The Givens' Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens
1994-1994 World Cup soccer match begins