1799 — Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France
1858 — First performance of NY Symphony Orchestra
1877 — American Chemical Society chartered in NY
1927 — Giant Panda discovered, China
1961 — PGA eliminates Caucasians only rule
1963 — 450 die in a coal-dust explosion & 160 die in train crash (Japan)
1982 — Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the first time
1984 — Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed
1985 — Gary Kasparov (USSR) becomes World Chess Champion at age of 22
1988 — MLB All-Star team beat Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7)
1989 — East Berlin opens its borders
1990 — President Bush announces DOUBLING of U.S. forces in Gulf