1567-Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy
1590-Pope Leo X threatens to ex-communicate Martin Luther
1664-NJ established
1804-12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president
1836-Arkansas becomes 25th state
1889-Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adv "The Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG)
1896-Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan
27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed
1902-Canada's Maritime Provinces switch from Eastern to Atlantic time
1904-Side-wheeler "General Slocum" burns in NY's East River (1,031 die)
1919-1st nonstop Atlantic flight (Alcock & Brown) lands in Ireland
1924-Native Americans are proclaimed U.S. citizens
1977-Spain's 1st free elections since 1936
1983-Supreme Court struck down state & local restrictions on abortion
1989-Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth
1992-Ghana Airways inaugurates flights to JFK Airport (NYC)