1542 — Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay
1781 — Siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War
1858 — Donati's comet becomes the 1st to be photographed
1867 — Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario
1914 — German forces move into Antwerp Belgium (WW I)
1944 — First TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)
1959 — Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around the Earth
1961 — Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic
1965 — Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Phillipines)
1972 — Japan & Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations
1980 — Jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing
1990 — Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame