1687 ― Newton publishes "Principia"
1785 ― Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage
1853 ― William Wells Brown publishes “Clotel: The President's Daughter,” first novel by a Black American
1885 ― First inoculation (for rabies) of a human being, by Louis Pasteur
1886 ― Horlick's of Wisconsin offers first malted milk to public
1912 ― 5th Olympic Games in Stockholm opens
1923 ― Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) formed
1928 ― First all-talking motion picture “Lights of NY” shown in NY
1945 ― Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept U.N. Charter
1945 ― President Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom
1958 ― Alaska becomes the 49th state
1964 ― Malawi (then Nyasaland) gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)
1990 ― "Jetson: The Movie" premiers with Tiffany as voice of Judy Jetson