1951-U.S. tanks exceed 38º of latitude in Korea
1959-Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India
1965-U..S ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam
1968-LBJ announces he will not seek re-election
1983-Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people
1986-167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes
1988-Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for "Beloved"
1989-Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle
1990-Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws
1991-Soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence; Warsaw Pact dissolves
1992-U.N. Security Council voted to ban flights & arms sales to Libya
1994-Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens
1996-"Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 66 performances