1809-Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain & France
1854-Steamship San Francisco wrecked-300 die
1887-First U.S. school of librarianship opens at Columbia University
1895-Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London
1905-Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara
1930-Mao Zedong writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"
1953-Samuel Beckett's "En Attendant Godot" premieres in Paris
1957-Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East
1961-U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
1964-Pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel
1969-Bollingen prize for poetry presented to John Berryman & Karl Shapiro
1971-Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak
1972-NASA announces development of space shuttle
1973-Mali & Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel
1981-"Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 minutes to 30 minutes
1987-Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, N.J.
1988-Austrian President Waldheim's war record investigated
1989-Two French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test
1998-Ice storm knocks out electricity in Québec & Ontario
1998-Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid