1905-First auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach
1928-Scotch tape first marketed by 3-M Company
1929-Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey
1933-Hitler promises parliamentary democracy
1950-President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the hydrogen bomb
1958-James van Allen discovers radiation belt
1961-David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel
1964-U.S. report "Smoking & Health" connects smoking to lung cancer
1968-Viet Cong's Tet offensive begins
1971-Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands
1972-Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana
1972-Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral
1975-Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold
1978-Israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
1978-"Elvis The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater New York City NY for 101 performances
1980-Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41
1982-10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman
1985-South African President P.W. Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence
1987-United Steelworkers union ratified a concessionary contract with USX Corp
11990-First McDonald's in Russia opens in Moscow, world's biggest McDonald's
1991-Battle for Khafji in Saudi Arabia (ends after 3 days)
1994-Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo" burns down