1693-First woman's magazine The Ladies' Mercury published (London)
1743-English defeated French at Dettingen
1806-Buenos Aires captured by British
1847-NY & Boston linked by telegraph wires
1867-Bank of California opens doors
1917-First baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service
1922-Newberry Medal first presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)
1929-First color TV demo (NYC)
1950-U.N. Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea
1950-U.S. sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam
1955-First automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois)
1977-Djibouti gains independence from France (National Day)
1990-Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to help their earthquake victims