1808- First college orchestra in U.S. founded, at Harvard
1810-Illinois passes first state vaccination legislation in U.S.
1816-Jews are expelled from Free city of Lubeck Germany
1886-First U.S. nurses' magazine, "The Nightingale," first appears, New York, N.Y.
1933-FDR declares a nationwide bank holiday
1940-First U.S. telecast from an airplane, New York, N.Y.
1945-Chinese 38th division occupies Lashio
1957-Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from U.K.
1961-First London minicabs introduced
1964-Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali
1967-Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in U.S.
1980-French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar)
1985-Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King & I"
1987-6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100
1991-Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated; The war is over"
1998-Matt Beck, an angry lottery accountant kills 4 at Connecticut state lottery