1839-Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed
1864-Abe Lincoln renominated for Pres by Republican Party
1912-U.S. army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane
striking out, however lose the game 5-4 to NY Yankees
1954-First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
1967-Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem
1968-Sirhan Sirhan indicted for Bobby Kennedy assassination
1971-Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes first transfer to orbiting Salyut
1972-German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel
1981-Israel destroys alleged Iraqi plutonium production facility
1989-23-year-old Olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires
1990-Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains