1804 - Conspirators against Napoleon, for restoration of Louis XVIII
1813 - First US raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Ma.
1822 - Boston is incorporated as a city
1886 - London Times publishes world's first classified ad
1898 - In France, Emile Zola is imprisoned for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing government of anti-Semitism &
wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus
1905 - Rotary Club International established by 4 men in Chicago
1917 - February revolution begins in Russia
1919 - Benito Mussolini founds the Fascist party of Italy
1940 - Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio", released
1966 - Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government
1970 - Guyana becomes a republic (National Day)
1995 - Dow Jones closes above 4,000 for first time (4,003.33)
1997 - NBC TV shows "Schindler's List", completely uncensored, 65 million watch