1656 — Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
1798 — David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine
1889 — American Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Philadelphia
1913 — Greece formally takes possession of Crete
1927 — Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain
1937 — Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing
1938 — Major leagues agree on standard ball
1938 — Major leagues disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25
1939 — Soviet Union attacks Finland - League of Nations drops Soviet Union
1944 — Congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star General)
1946 — U.N. General Assembly votes to establish U.N. HQs in New York NY
1950 — U.N. General Assembly establishes High Commissioner for Refugees (Nobel 1954)
1952 — Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die
1960 — Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) forms
1967 — DNA created in a test tube
1977 — Egypt & Israel representatives gather in Cairo for first formal peace conference
1980 — At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon
1981 — Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967)
1988 — U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Organization (1st time in 13 years)