1869-Voting machine patented by Thomas Edison
1888-California gets its first seismograph
1925-Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (first of record 2130 consecutive games)
1939-First televised heavyweight boxing match-Max Baer vs Lou Nova
1941-Germany bans all Catholic publications
1963-King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia
1965-Explosion at Fukuoka, Japan kills 237 coal miners
1967-Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, D.C.
1970-Soyuz 9 launches into Earth's orbit for 18 days
1971-Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #2167 Erin
1980-Ted Turner's Cable News Network begins broadcasting
1984-Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211 kg
1991-Mount Pinatubo (Phillippines) erupts for first time in 600 years