1645 ― Dutch & Indians sign peace treaty
1843 ― First Black participation in nat'l political convention (Liberty Party)
1850 ― Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city
1885 ― 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda
1941 ― Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops begins in WWII
1945 ― Hong Kong liberated from Japan
1963 ― Hot Line communications link between Washington, D.C. & Moscow begins
1968 ― First record released under Apple label (Beatle's “Hey Jude”)
1979 ― First recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil. hydrogen bombs)
1979 ― U.S. President Jimmy Carter “attacked” by rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains, Georgia
1986 ― Soviet authorities arrest Nicholas Daniloff (U.S. News World Report)
1987 ― Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57)
1990 ― Ken Griffey & Ken Griffey Jr. become first father-son duo to play on the same team (Seattle Mariners)