1285 — 180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany, they are set on fire
1492 — Columbus arrives in the Bahamas; the real Columbus Day
1822 — Second eruption of Galunggung (Java) destroys summit of mountain
1823 — Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs)
1915 — Theodore Roosevelt criticizes U.S. citzens with dual nationalities
1918 — First use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital)
1931 — First International Conference on Calendar Reform
1963 — Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel
1968 — Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain (National Day)
1976 — Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party
1977 — U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to University of Calif Med School
1985 — Int'l Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize
1988 — Israel & China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations