1878-American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY
1931-Babe Ruth hits his 600th HR (Yanks beat Browns 11-7)
1959-Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state
1963-Martial law declared in S. Vietnam
1968-Radio Prague (Czech) at 12:50 AM announces a soviet led invasion. Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia to end reform movement
1972-U.S. orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched
1982-Palestinian terrorists are dispersed from Beirut
1988-Cease fire between Iran & Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war
1989-Voyager 2 begins a flyby of the planet Neptune
1991-Communist coup is crushed in USSR in 2 days
2017-Next total solar eclipse visible from North America