1356 ― English defeat French at Battle of Poitiers
1796 ― George Washington's farewell address as president
1848 ― Bond (U.S.) & Lassell (England) independently discover Hyperion, moon of Saturn
1849 ― First commercial laundry established in Oakland, California
1890 ― Turkish frigate "Ertogrul" burns off Japan, 540 die
1928 ― Mickey Mouse's screen debut (“Steamboat Willie” at Colony Theater NYC)
1940 ― Nazi decree forbids gentile women to work in Jewish homes
1956 ― First int'l conference of Black writers and artists meets (Sorbonne)
1957 ― First underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas, Nevada)
1968 ― Baby born on Golden Gate Bridge (those Marin County folk!)
1983 ― St. Christopher-Nevis gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)
1986 ― Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients