1770-Quakers open a school for Black people in Philadelphia
1778-Battle of Monmouth, NJ
1820-Tomatoes proven nonpoisonous
1838-Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey
1859-First dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)
1894-Labor Day established as a federal employee holiday
1918-First flight between Hawaiian Islands
1919-Treaty of Versailles signed, ending WWI
1942-Dumont TV network begins (WABD NY)
1950-North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea
1965-First U.S. ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Lyndon Johnson
1971-Supreme Court overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali
1990-17th annual Daytime Emmy Awards