1687 — Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks & Venetians
1777 — British troops occupy Philadelphia during the American Revolution
1907 — New Zealand becomes a dominion
1918 — Meuse-Argonne offensive against Germany began during WW I
1950 — Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England
1950 — U.N. troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul
1960 — First of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place (Chicago)
1960 — Longest speech in U.N. history (4 hrs, 29 mins, by Fidel Castro)
1962 — Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day)
1966 — "Staten Island," first icebreaker to enter SF bay
1984 — Britain & China initial agreement return Hong Kong to China in 1997
1988 — NYC's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark
1991 — 2 year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins