1617-First one-way streets established (London)
1866-Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war
1914-Japan declares war on Germany in World War I
1939-USSR & Germany sign a non-agression pact
1944-Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)
1948-World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries
1950-West Germany & Japan readmitted to Int'l Amateur Athletic Federation
1960-World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)
1966-Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon
1968-Ringo quits the Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily
1973-Intelsat communications satellite launched
1977-First man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor)
1979-Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC
1979-U.N.'s Vienna office opens
1988-Mike Tyson & Mitch Green brawl at 4 a.m. in Harlem
1989-LA Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings